Naming and Adoption Ceremonies

Whether you’re welcoming a new baby, celebrating an adoption, or blending your family together, a naming ceremony is a beautiful way to mark the moment with love, meaning and joy. No legalities. No restrictions. Just a heartfelt celebration in a setting that feels right for you. Whether that’s your living room, a garden, a woodland glade or your favourite local venue.

These ceremonies are for anyone and everyone: new parents, adoptive families, blended families, families celebrating a name or gender change.

Whoever you are, and however your family is made .... you are welcome here.

• A relaxed, no-obligation chat to get to know each other

• Family or child-focused questionnaires to help shape your ceremony

• A fully bespoke script written with warmth, imagination and care

• Support with promises, readings, and ceremony ideas

• Unlimited calls, emails or Zooms along the way

• Help with music, layout, timings, and symbolic rituals (if you’d like them)

• Printed copies of your script, readings and promises

• A beautifully delivered ceremony on the day

• Optional keepsake certificates for guideparents or your child

What's included?

From £300 for 2025 ceremonies
From £325 for 2026 ceremonies onwards

** Additional costs may include **
Travel outside a 30-mile radius of Great Ayton: £25 + 45p per additional mile
Extra in-person meetings: from £25
Venue rehearsal (if requested): from £50 + travel
Themed outfits or props: at cost (I’m game!)
Accommodation (if your location is over a 3hr drive): standard Premier Inn/Travelodge rate, plus evening meal and breakfast.

You’ll always know about any extras up front, no surprises. These will either be invoiced separately or added to your final balance.

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