You can design your own naming ceremony with readings and other personalised details to give it special meaning to your family. You will be able to choose promises to the child and promises to your partner. You can include grandparents in the ceremony and refer to absent guests. You may choose from a selection of poems and readings to enhance the ceremony and can present your child with a special gift to mark the occasion. The naming ceremony will:
Civil naming ceremonies can also be used to welcome adoptive children and step-children into a new relationship and celebrate the family bonding within a new extended family unit. Where can a naming ceremony take place? Naming ceremonies are held in the Regency Room, the Register Office or at one of our preferred approved venues. By special arrangement non-statutory ceremonies such as naming ceremonies can also be held at other venues (including private homes and gardens). For further details or to book a civil naming ceremony, please contact us on 01273 292016 or email: register.office@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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• Welcome your child into the family and wider community • Announce the names chosen for your child and if you wish, give the reasons for that choice • Make promises of commitment to nurture and support your child into adult life • Choose other adults who are prepared to offer their support to your child throughout their life in a special caring relationship • Gather together close family and friends to celebrate the special occasion
Any parent can arrange a naming ceremony, whether married or not, with any spiritual or religious beliefs or none, or from any cultural background.
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