Congratulations on the arrival of your child! With a Humanist naming ceremony you can celebrate your child and their entrance into the world and their wider community in the way that you want.
Humanist ceremonies are by nature inclusive ceremonies and welcome everyone of all faiths and none. It’s a great opportunity to welcome everyone that’s important to your and your child’s life and to celebrate together. I will be with you every step of the ceremony-writing process and can suggest readings, songs and how you can structure your ceremony. I’m here to take the stress out the ceremony; I’m delighted to report that couples have told me that writing the ceremony was the easiest part of the day to organise
Parlez-vous francais? L’italiano fa parte della vostra storia? I'm experienced in conducting bilingual French/English, Italian/English ceremonies and I'm happy to incorporate as much or as little as you want. Any other languages important to you? I've sprinkled some Hungarian, Hebrew and Bulgarian into previous ceremonies over the years; I would be delighted to name your child in whatever language means the most to you.
I very much welcome gender affirmation ceremony enquiries and would love to help you create a ceremony that best celebrates your authentic self.
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About me
Prior to being a celebrant I spent years in communications across healthcare, biotech, transport and consulting, working out the right words for difficult and important moments, often in fast-moving environments and balancing many opinions. That’s the skill I’m lucky to bring to every ceremony I write.
When I’m not conducting ceremonies you can usually find me chasing my little boy, planning my next knitting or sewing project, or worrying about how to tackle my ever growing pile of books! I’m a keen member of my local theatre group, whether I’m directing, acting, or getting stuck into the technical side of a show. Years of holding a stage, managing nerves (both mine and other peoples’!), and reading a room have turned out to be surprisingly good training for standing up in front of a group of raucous children (and sometimes adults!) and getting the tone exactly right.
