Welcome your baby to your family, your community and to the world in which we live! Julia Denny will work with you to design a service that truly meets your needs.

You don't have to be religious, although Julia will incorporate prayers and religious elements if you wish, to have a baby naming, welcoming service non-denominational Christening.

People are sometimes confused as to what their options are for a baby welcoming, naming or "christening" service, especially if their family is not a religious. A baby naming or welcoming ceremony can take place anywhere - at your home, in a garden, at a function centre or in a chapel.

Services I have designed have incorporated things like:

• family members and friends talking about their hopes for the new family member, both formally and informally throughout the service;
• music that celebrates life and family love;
• poetry and readings from the classics, bush ballads, modern poets or from people known to the person;
• the lighting of a white candle during the service
• family members and friends placing items that signify the heritage and history of the family the baby now belongs to such as photos, dolls, memorabilia, books etc.

You'll receive a beautiful certificate to commemorate the event which your child can keep forever and a presentation copy of the service as a keepsake.

Talk to Julia about your options for rituals for your ceremony. You may like to incorporate a parents' promise or your child's Zodiac profile.

• You can have a table, decorations and table cloth of your choice
• A Certificate of your choice will be provided