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Stories that showcase how humanist celebrants craft naming ceremonies to celebrate beginnings, adventures ahead, and belonging.
A naming ceremony checklist: Plan the perfect naming day
A humanist naming ceremony is a special occasion! It’s a non-religious celebration to welcome a new child into the family and community. To help you organise the perfect day, here’s...
How to organise a non-religious baby naming ceremony
Welcoming a little one into your family is a momentous occasion, filled with love, hope, and dreams for their future. As you embark on the incredible journey of parenthood, you...
5 Ideas For Your Naming Ceremony
Welcoming a new child into your family is a joyful and life-affirming moment. For families who are non-religious, a humanist naming ceremony offers a unique and personal way to celebrate...
7 Tips for Planning a Summer Naming Ceremony
A Humanist naming ceremony is a non-religious way to welcome a new child into your family and community. It’s a celebration of love, family, and identity, where parents and loved...
What is a humanist naming ceremony and how is it different from a christening?
Welcoming a new baby into your family is a momentous occasion, and many families wish to celebrate this milestone with a special ceremony. A humanist naming ceremony and a christening...
A Step-by-Step Guide For Planning a Naming Ceremony
A naming ceremony is a meaningful and non-religious way to welcome a child into the world, celebrate their arrival, and surround them with love and support from family and friends....
Is a humanist naming ceremony the right choice for your family?
Welcoming a new child into your family is one of the most important milestones in your life, and many parents seek a special way to mark this profound new chapter....
6 Top Tips for Planning a Summer Naming Ceremony
Welcoming a new child into your family is a momentous occasion, filled with joy and love. A Humanist naming ceremony offers a personal and non-religious way to honour this significant...
Friendship, fireworks, and fun – A humanist naming ceremony for older children
Laura and Jason, with help from their celebrant Sue, created a fun and meaningful humanist naming ceremony for their children, Peggy and Ronnie, with music, promises and, of course, cake....
A humanist naming ceremony for two brothers
Alastair and Kat wanted a humanist naming ceremony for their two boys, but there were times when it seemed like this would be impossible. Cancelled first due to Covid and...
5 Tips for planning a naming ceremony in spring
A humanist naming ceremony is a joyful non-religious event which welcomes and celebrates a child joining your family. This is a momentous life occasion, you and your child deserve a...
Kirsty and David chose a humanist naming ceremony, packed with personal touches, to celebrate the birth of their daughter, Jessica. Their road to parenthood wasn’t easy, especially as David’s beloved...
