Introduction to Naming Ceremonies
What Naming Ceremonies are all about A naming ceremony is a celebration of family and life. It’s a lovely way for parents to celebrate or welcome a child or children into the family, usually inviting relations and friends to share in the occasion. The ceremony is an opportunity for you to announce the names that […]
Acknowledgements
The Registrar can include as part of your ceremony a thank you to those who have traveled from away for attending or someone who has helped with the all the arrangements. . If some family members or friends are unable to attend the ceremony they may wish to write a letter or poem that can […]
Remembering loved ones
There are many ways you may like to remember loved ones on your day, the most obvious of which being to ask your Registrar to mention loved ones in your ceremony. However you may also wish to include one of the following acts of remembrance: The lighting of a memorial candle in memory of an […]
Your Love Story
To make your ceremony more personal, you can ask a member of your wedding party to tell the story of your life together so far this can include how you met, how you were proposed to or what your plans for the future may be. You may prefer to write something yourselves and ask your […]
Music
Many couples/families wish to include music into their ceremony. You may wish to have a piper, musician, or singer. There are CD’s available that can be used or you can create your own playlist. In some of our ceremony rooms we have CD/MP3 players and blue tooth speakers but not all have music facilities please […]
Readings and poems for naming ceremonies
1 A MOTHERS WISH I hope my child looks back on today And sees a parent who had time to play There will be years for cleaning and cooking But children grow up when you’re not looking So settle down, cobwebs, dust, go to sleep I’m cuddling my baby, and babies don’t keep 2 EXAMPLE […]
Exchange or Rings or Gifts
The exchange of rings is a tradition that has been practiced for many years but it is not a compulsory part of the ceremony. Couples can also exchange gifts if they prefer or they do not need to exchange anything. Example 1 With this ring I thee wed Example 2 I give you this ring […]
Promises
You may wish to make a promise to one another; you can write your own making the meaning more personal to one another. Examples of Promises Promises 1 Party 1 (name), I promise to trust you and honour you I will laugh with you and cry with you I will love you faithfully Through the […]
Vows
Vows are a requirement for your ceremony some wording has to be legally included in your ceremony but you can add to them or write your own if you wish. It is essential both parties should declare they are accepting the other. Examples of Vows Vows 1 I (full name of Party) do solemnly and […]
Pinning of the Tartan
Following the proclamation that they were now married, the pinning of the tartan would take place. Each family would customize this, depending on whether the Party 2 or the Party 1 was being accepted into the other’s clan. For instance, if the Party 2 were marrying into the Party 1’s clan, any member of the […]