{"id":2135,"date":"2022-02-25T15:07:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?page_id=2135"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:44:08","slug":"naming-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/naming-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming Ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2135\" class=\"elementor elementor-2135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81971b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81971b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a908f\" data-id=\"70a908f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2476a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2476a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Naming Ceremonies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb9bd36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb9bd36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dae64c\" data-id=\"0dae64c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1079626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1079626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/introduction-to-naming-ceremonies\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/adorable-baby-cute-64242_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2092\" alt=\"Baby holding finger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/adorable-baby-cute-64242_0.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/adorable-baby-cute-64242_0-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-896be68\" data-id=\"896be68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c6bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6c6bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/introduction-to-naming-ceremonies\/\">Introduction to Naming Ceremonies<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb82f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb82f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out what a naming ceremony is, and who can have them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-550c61a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"550c61a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-065c48f\" data-id=\"065c48f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b35cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7b35cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/naming-ceremony-fees\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/money-2180330_1920_0-pl1cqpr9rokcmrz2qtr3y2fgb1h6hsm76zfwra66h0.jpg\" title=\"money-2180330_1920_0\" alt=\"Money\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-588708e\" data-id=\"588708e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43ca5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e43ca5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/naming-ceremony-fees\/\">Naming Ceremony Fees<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7698b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f7698b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out how much a naming ceremony will cost<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-191e5d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"191e5d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d60405d\" data-id=\"d60405d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be01a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be01a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/naming-ceremony-readings-and-poems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Reading-by-Ellie_0-ph7ibcbhvts1q391xilen3ydj3n2tqxeskzleweuys.jpg\" title=\"Reading by Ellie_0\" alt=\"Reading by Ellie_0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72324a3\" data-id=\"72324a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185cbc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"185cbc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/naming-ceremony-readings-and-poems\/\">Readings and Poems<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae89cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae89cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some readings and poems that are suitable for a naming ceremony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3953ed3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3953ed3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4250145\" data-id=\"4250145\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3cd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a3cd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/parent-promises\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Baby-and-Hands_0-pl1enbz4oahw60ay2hinyr2tfn9sed0smlvxygfk90.jpg\" title=\"Baby and Hands_0\" alt=\"Child&#039;s hand in adult hand\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d68285c\" data-id=\"d68285c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900e986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"900e986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/parent-promises\/\">Parents Promises<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c6ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c6ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Promises parents can make for their child &#8211; you can write your own to make the meaning more personal, or have a look through our examples here<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-882d6e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"882d6e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9e0b85\" data-id=\"b9e0b85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468ee7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"468ee7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/supporting-adult-promises\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Hands_0-pl1f3ezpm8iitsxw5fsumoyrczzw3wvg67r1kwl1s4.jpg\" title=\"Hands_0\" alt=\"Hands linked together\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc98612\" data-id=\"dc98612\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcc124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bcc124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/supporting-adult-promises\/\">Supporting Adult Promises<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c851e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c851e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Examples of promises your supporting adults may wish to make to your child<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3fca70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3fca70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc0d3d\" data-id=\"1fc0d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b472a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b472a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/grandparent-promises\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Grandparents_0-pl1f8ov3yrqfz1a3cpvhmd1vcu01art88bj4isriv8.jpg\" title=\"Grandparents_0\" alt=\"Hands clasped together\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5b909b\" data-id=\"c5b909b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7b214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b7b214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/grandparent-promises\/\">Grandparent Promises<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a8c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68a8c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some examples to inspire the grandparents if they wish to take part<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7352f5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7352f5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3651fb\" data-id=\"f3651fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746f81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"746f81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/music\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/musical-baby-cropped_0-pl1gbc08xkmt9x5dpf7c4m02j3j9qt7yvl1qsbgv2c.jpg\" title=\"musical baby cropped_0\" alt=\"Small child playing music\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e67f8\" data-id=\"61e67f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f197026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f197026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc8098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbc8098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many families wish to include music into their ceremony.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-762bb14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"762bb14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a905b8\" data-id=\"8a905b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c00d1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c00d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/the-story-behind-your-family\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/baby-feet-and-rings_0-pl1ffl0i3165439n3p4zwmfk6k0xqv6d6frb7ujl8k.jpg\" title=\"baby feet and rings_0\" alt=\"Baby feet clasped in hands\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38480f4\" data-id=\"38480f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630f76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"630f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/25\/the-story-behind-your-family\/\">The Story Behind Your Family<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a8597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a8597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can ask a family member or guest to tell the story of your family so far &#8211; this can include how you met, how your family has grown, or what your plans for the future may be<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5563c07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5563c07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-940254b\" data-id=\"940254b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad0e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fad0e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/remembering-loved-ones\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/balloon-1_0-pl1gkivfr97qsnss1e80iaibmq8h09phh2onppua84.jpg\" title=\"balloon-1_0\" alt=\"Balloons released into the sky\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-451ef39\" data-id=\"451ef39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e404b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e404b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/remembering-loved-ones\/\">Remembering loved ones<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc5c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc5c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many ways you may like to remember loved ones on your day who for whatever reason cannot be with you<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a27d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a27d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dbba33\" data-id=\"6dbba33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493cfe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"493cfe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/acknowledgements\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/lavender-heart_0-pl1gn13xzcn9r85peh875nqknpvpj7npthb9sa4hms.jpg\" title=\"lavender-heart_0\" alt=\"Lavender and heart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-320236a\" data-id=\"320236a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c19a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c19a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/18\/acknowledgements\/\">Acknowledgements<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a989e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a989e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Registrar can include as part of your ceremony a thank you to those who have travelled from away for attending or someone who has helped with the all the arrangements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39199da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39199da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a5bd5f\" data-id=\"0a5bd5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97694f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e97694f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/making-your-naming-ceremony-unique\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/baby-sand_0-pl1gpydv8sndvjwsbqqewx676vgthb9njydnj9se9w.jpg\" title=\"baby-sand_0\" alt=\"Baby with sandy feet\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d21d7ee\" data-id=\"d21d7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b5d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b5d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/making-your-naming-ceremony-unique\/\">Making Your Naming Ceremony Unique<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41edc7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41edc7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our focus is on making it possible for families to have the day they are dreaming of. Getting in touch with the relevant registrar as early as possible helps to achieve this.<\/p><p>Your naming ceremony is a very personal occasion and all Argyll and Bute Registration staff want to help you make your ceremony special and tailored to your requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naming Ceremonies Introduction to Naming Ceremonies Find out what a naming ceremony is, and who can have them. Naming Ceremony Fees Find out how much a naming ceremony will cost Readings and Poems Some readings and poems that are suitable for a naming ceremony Parents Promises Promises parents can make for their child &#8211; you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11353,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2135\/revisions\/11353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}