Conor’s Naming Ceremony at Quy Mill Hotel
Conor’s Naming Ceremony at Quy Mill Hotel & Spa, Cambridge, was a truly lovely ceremony that included family and friends. Conor’s parents, Yvette and Paul, were married in the same venue six years earlier. They thought it a wonderful place to celebrate the arrival of their baby son and to welcome him into their family and circle of friends.
The Garden Room at the Quy Mill Hotel was the perfect venue for their guests. After all the rain in the week leading up to Conor’s Naming Ceremony, the sun came out to shine for him.
But what really shone through was the love everybody had for Conor and the love and support for his parents.
Conor is such a dear little boy and he enjoyed cuddles with lots of guests. We were able to sneak a few cuddles with him too!
With promises made by Conor’s parents, his Godparents and Grandparents, a reading by a much-loved family friend and a hissing balloon that had everybody in fits of laughter, it was a perfectly happy day for all.
Conor’s parents provided us with a lovely testimonial that explains the process we used to ensure that Conor’s Naming Ceremony was exactly the ceremony that they wanted:
“My husband and I wanted to have a naming ceremony for our son Conor. We were recommended White Rose Ceremony by the venue. I wanted the naming ceremony to be personal and to show the love and happiness that Conor has brought to our family.
We were given a booklet with lots of wonderful sayings and ideas that we could use on Conor’s day. We met Rebecca and Dave about a month before the naming ceremony, as soon as we met them we knew we had made a good choice.
They are lovely people and they sat us down and went through the booklet with us, allowing us to personalise it to make it more special to us and to Conor. They came across as wonderful caring people who just wanted to make the day as special as we did.
They went away and a few days later Rebecca emailed over a draft of how the ceremony was going to go. I cried with happiness, Rebecca had managed to get everything that I had wanted onto paper and it was beautiful to read.
On the big day Rebecca and Dave were there and they helped us to see how the day would pan out before all the guests arrived. It was a beautiful ceremony, the words that were chosen expressed our love for our son and our family.
It was an amazing day and Dave took some beautiful photos, which were emailed to us that evening. It means that I can look back on that magical day for years to come, knowing that Rebecca and Dave made it all possible.
Thank you both so very much. Yvette and Paul and of course Conor x”
It was a great pleasure for us to be able to lead Conor’s Naming Ceremony at Quy Mill Hotel. A special family occasion in which we were made to feel very welcome and one that we thoroughly enjoyed. The Quy Mill Hotel provided wonderful service and were attentive throughout.
Please do contact us if you would like to talk to us about a Naming Ceremony for a baby, a child or several children in your family. With a team of fantastic Celebrants, we now offer ceremonies in Cambridge, Birmingham and NorthDevon.
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parents and Charlotte’s guideparents before the ceremony was closed with love and many sincere wishes for Charlotte’s future. A toast was made and family and friends then gathered to congratulate Charlotte’s parents followed by lots of cupcakes, laughter, music and love.
what to expect! The service was absolutely beautiful. Rebecca worked with us to get the wording and sentiment just right. It was very personal and in the end quite emotional. It was the little touches that made it so special. We would definitely recommend White Rose Ceremonies to any of our friends who choose to go the same route. Thank you so much Rebecca and Dave – you helped make this special day a reality.”
A Civil Ceremony takes into account the individual’s beliefs, whether those beliefs are quite religious or not religious at all. When we write scripts for weddings, funerals or naming ceremonies, we talk about what makes the people involved tick. Their qualities, their likes and dislikes, what’s important to them, what they truly strive or strived to be in life, the imprint they make or have left on other people’s hearts, the love they have been part of.
A Civil Celebrant is a person who conducts civil ceremonies that focus purely on the people involved and are not linked to any particular religion or other institutional standard. We are free to deliver the ceremony or service that the family want and are not limited with what we can say or do. We are also free to conduct a Baby Naming or Wedding Ceremony wherever we are asked to although, for obvious reasons, funerals must be conducted either in a cemetery or crematorium.