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Naming ceremony ideas
By Jodie Birch · Independent celebrant
Rituals, readings and promises to welcome a child with meaning.
A naming ceremony is a chance to gather everyone you love around your child and say, out loud, who they are and what you hope for them.
Promises from parents and guide-parents, a candle ritual, a wishing tree, a small reading from each grandparent — all of these can be woven in.