PO Box 60 084
Titirangi
Auckland 0642
New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 816 8800
Mobile +64 274 745 003
Creating
a Memorable Naming Ceremony
What is your child’s full name and date
of birth? What is special about their name that you would like
to share?
How would you describe being a parent and being
a family?
How would you describe your child? What are
you enjoying about being his/her parent? What are your hopes and
dreams for your child as they grow older? Do you wish to make
a gift of words to your child or make a special presentation of
a gift recognising the naming ceremony?
Are you having guide parents or mentors for
your child? If yes, what might you like to say about this role
or these people? Will they be presenting a symbolic gift or a
gift of words as part of the ceremony?
Are there other family members that we need
to acknowledge, e.g. other children, grandparents, and significant
other people?
What style of ceremony would you like? Is there
a party theme or some other emphasis that you would like? In part
this will be determined by where and when you are having the ceremony.
Another consideration is the age of the child. Sometimes a naming
is held to mark a special birthday, e.g. 1st birthday.
What has prompted or encouraged you to have
a naming ceremony?
Are there any special songs or readings that
you would like to include? I can help you find these if you have
some idea of what you would like them to say.
Please add anything else that I need to know
with regards your naming ceremony. Also feel free to ask me as
many questions as you need to. There are no rules for a naming
ceremony so we can create one that works for you.
