An Increasingly Popular Ceremony for Children.

   A Baby Welcoming, or Baby Naming ceremony, is a beautiful event to introduce your family and close friends to the joyous new addition to your family.  

   A variety of cultural traditions can be re-imagined to provide for a memorable occasion in which your baby is welcomed into a loving and supportive family and community. Contact Jennifer to discuss this beautiful ceremony for you child, family, and community.

Element Ideas.

   Jennifer can customize your ceremony with a number of unique elements, including but not limited to:

• Honoring of the Parents and Grandparents.
• Explanation of the Name.
• Celebration of the Ancestral Roots.
• Assigning of Guideparents.
• Promises and Vows of the Parents and/or Guideparents.
• Gifting.
• Readings, Poems, and Wishes.
• Family, Sibling, and Community Participation.
• Presentation and Welcoming of the Child.
• Sharing of Food and Drink.