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Sunday, 05 November 2017
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Mas Montagnette,
198 West 21th Street, NY
+1 843-853-1810

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Naming & Re-Naming Ceremonies

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A warm welcome

For new life and new beginnings

Naming ceremonies are beautiful alternatives to religious christenings or baptisms. They can still include spiritual references, readings and songs if you wish, but there is absolutely no requirement for them to do so.  All the ceremonies I conduct are created bespoke to each person and family.

Naming ceremonies are often held in order to welcome babies or young children into the world, but they can also be held for older children, adopted children, or for adults who have changed their name.

Whatever the circumstance, naming ceremonies offer a wonderful opportunity to welcome and celebrate new life and new beginnings.

 

“…Over the last few months my husband and I had the pleasure of working with Michelle for our son’s naming ceremony/1st birthday party, and I can confidently say it was an absolutely incredible experience.  It was always so clear that the most important thing to her was that the day was exactly how what we wanted, no matter what!  Michelle truly has an unwavering dedication to going above and beyond expectations. She didn’t just meet our special requests; she exceeded them. She introduced brand new ideas to make the ceremony uniquely ours every step of the way…”

Kayleigh Proctor

Namings for children

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Naming ceremonies for babies and children offer parents the chance to officially name, as well as make promises to their child, before their family and friends.

They also provide an opportunity to formally acknowledge guide-parents (alternatives to godparents) if you choose to have them, and additionally, for them to make their own promises. A guide-parent (or whatever you choose to call them) will hold a significant role in the child’s life as they grow and develop, being someone they can always rely on.

I can make your ceremony magical for both you and your guests – and for your children, if they are old enough to take part. I can craft your ceremony to reflect why their name was chosen, what you wish to promise them, in addition to any other’s hopes and dreams for their future.   And also create mini rituals within the ceremony to suit the age of the child or children, making them feel extra special on their day.

 

“…Michelle put so much effort and time into the day that many guests asked how long Michelle and I had been friends as she captured so many details of our lives and the journey we had to get my little boy. I wasn’t 100% sure if I really wanted to have a naming day, but gosh I am glad I did, Michelle made it perfect and helped me to undertake many special little tasks that meant so much to us…”

Kristy Ann Wise

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Namings for adults

Naming ceremonies for adults are incredible affirmations of rebirth. It could be that someone has transitioned, or is in the process of transitioning, from one gender to another, and has chosen a new name for themselves. Perhaps someone has overcome addictions or abuse and chosen a new identity. Or maybe a person has completed their divorce and decided to change their surname to suit their new circumstances.

Whatever the reason for you to choose a new name, or revert to an old one, it is a momentous event in your life, which should be marked.

You may choose to quietly raise a glass of wine with me, in an individual ceremony, mark the occasion with a select group of friends, or shout from the rooftops and have an extravaganza!

Whatever your style, I would be honoured to be involved and make your ceremony perfectly unique to you.

 

“…Glowing with love and happiness tonight after our amazing day…”

Heather Overfield

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How it works

Working with me to create your naming ceremony is very simple – and lots of fun too!

The first step is to get in touch for a chat about your ideas, then if you choose to book me we will meet in person, or by video chat, to start planning.

I will then write you a completely bespoke ceremony script, leaving plenty of time for you to make any changes you may wish.

When the big day comes around I will arrive early to make sure everything is ready for us, then conduct your perfect ceremony just the way we planned. I only ever officiate one ceremony per day, so my time is completely yours. After the ceremony I will send you a commemorative copy of your unique script.

My fees are very simple – no matter how many extra elements you wish to include in your ceremony, the fee remains the same, no add-ons, no extras. So, go to town! Have whatever is meaningful to you, wherever and whenever you wish to make your memories.

For more on how the process works, see my FAQs page… then get in touch for a chat!

 

“…Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for such a precious gift that you gave us today. It was so amazing and something we will all remember for ever…”

Abigail Caulfield

Michelle x

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The most magical Ceremony. Michelle was amazing, better than we had dreamt. We wanted a pagan ceremony bringing in the elements and goddesses. It wasn’t your quick 15 min ceremony, Michelle worked tirelessly meeting with us on zoom and filling in detailed questionnaires to her about our love story . The ceremony was around half an hour to 45 minutes and got the guests involved too. After the wedding day she sent us in a nice personalised folder her script and our vows we wrote to each other. All the guests loved it and commented on never have been to a wedding like it.

Shanna Biggs

Michelle is an absolute legend, she managed to weave the most beautiful story of my moomin (mother) together from a garbled mish-mash of information at very short notice. I intended to write and deliver my own eulogy and full ceremony! Considering I am the worst public speaker on earth, I don’t know what I was thinking!.. My friends rightly advised against, and then found me Michelle as I was struggling to find a connection with any celebrant when doing my own search. She instantly got my Moomins’ vibe and knew I didn’t want any of the expected solemn tones. This was to be a true celebration and my gosh, did she deliver! Of course there was tears, but there was also so much laughter, rounds of applause, a standing ovation and dancing at the end (something that may not have happened had Michelle not vetoed my final song choice… it was too sad.. we needed to end on a high! I will be forever grateful for that as it was just the right call!) She worked right up till the very last minute, tweaking this and that as she met my mums friends and people that were mentioned, she even found the perfect part of moomins diary at the last moment and I honestly could have ran up and kissed her for selecting that part.. it captured her beautifully! Not only that, but she navigated around some unpredictable family members and personal issues magnificently. Also offered me some really sage advice on how to move forward and deal with certain dilemmas. Really felt like she truly cared, and that’s because she does! Although I offered for her to stay after, she politely declined and said it was time for my family and friends. However, they were having none of it! She practically had a queue of our nearest and dearest wanting to thank her and tell her what an incredible job she’d done. She couldn’t get away for over an hour! I have since had a barrage of awkward messages, telling me how it feels strange to say, but they had such a fantastic time at my Moomin’s memorial, and Michelle is mentioned in every one... “She channelled your mum” …“she captured her spirit so well” …“she was f**kin’ awesome” My mum was a legend & a total rockstar and Michelle brought her back to life for just one more day!…. (I will love you forever for that) If you have read this far, all I can say is book her now! You will not regret it!

Sophia Austen-Meek

We met Michelle at a local wedding faire, and right from the get-go we were sweet away with the passion that Michelle has for what she does! We had a wonderful chat sharing our high level ideas and thoughts and the enthusiasm only grew! During the planning phases Michelle was unbelievably helpful, I am a worrier and was concerned my back and forth would cause dismay but at every turn Michelle was reassuring and helpful and put all my concerns to bed. The relief of this pressure really helped in the whirlwind that is planning such a big event! We had plenty of opportunity to meet up and chat through ideas in person and she was always available at the end of an email if I had anything I needed to discuss of pass on. The planning of our ceremony was a really fun experience as we're were able to bring the "vibes" and sme core ideas, and Michelle ran with it! coking up with even more fantastic ideas that we folded into the day to make it uniquely us. Contact in the run up to the wedding day was fantastic, I was always kept in the loop of when the next update would be, I never had to worry about when stuff was happening or if we'd have time to review the ceremony plan as Michelle had it all covered and planned out beautifully When the day came we were just blown away by everything, our ceremony went smoothly, our families loved the format and stories, and we had some absolutely magical moments, with our personality as a couple being front and center. Michelle really pulled out all the stops, being prepared for any weather (outdoor weddings eh?!) and having a backup plan for anything, but everything went as smooth as butter and we were able to exchange out wedding bands from sword and have the ceremony of our dreams We also had Michelle stay with us into the evening as our Mistress of Ceremonies, and her attention to detail, timekeeping and overall lvoley demeanor made "herding the cats" as they say, and absolute breeze, knowing we had someone in our corner with as much passion as she does meant we could focus on other things and know the afternoon and evening would run without issue we finalised our day with a beautiful handfasting ceremony for our reception guests, and a cake & ale ceremony to replace a cake cutting, each trailer to our story for all the guests and ourselves to enjoy. Michelle was such a huge part of our day, and the weeks and month that led up to it, I couldn't imagine anyone else have conquered the mammoth task with such a bright and professional personality at all turns and I could not imagine how the day may have evolved without her expert care and knowledge. Thank you for making our wedding magical 💜

Gemma Hardy

Michelle was wonderful at my late Mother's funeral and gave our family a lovely service to remember. From first visiting us to go through our needs, to the service itself and beyond she supported us in our time of need, especially when in our grief and confusion we were at a loss what we needed to do or say. The eulogy she wrote for our late mother was uplifting, inspiring and very moving, exactly what we all needed at our most vulnerable moment and I will be forever grateful for her compassion, love and empathy at such a difficult time.

John Thompson

Following a near fatal motorcycle accident Michelle got in touch with my partner and offered us both a hand fasting ceremony to celebrate ‘life’ once I had recovered we met up at the farmyard rally to discuss our story and Michelle went the extra mile to make our day truly special & magical … we were blown away by her generosity What a beautiful soul you are Michelle and we will be eternally grateful for everything you did for us and it will certainly be a day we will never forget

Jacqui

Michelle was amazing from start to finish and we couldn’t have asked for anything more. She really listened to us and what we wanted and her care and advice guaranteed we got the most out of our day. Our ceremony truly represented us and was so personal, our guests thoroughly enjoyed it too. Thank you

Emma Robinson

What an absolutely amazing day we had!! Thankyou so much to Michelle for making our dreams come true. My hand fasting on The Endeavour was so emotional and personal. We loved every minute of it. Michelle looked amazing ☠️❤️‍🔥 It was everything a pirate bride would want 🥰 Thankyou so much again 🎀🏴‍☠️🖤

Lysa Mcdowell

(Michelle) is absolutely amazing .. we had our wedding vows renewed on the endeavour in whitby during the pirate festival and it was so very special and very well done we absolutely loved it and we have cherished some amazing memories from this occasion. Thank you..

Sarah Bogg

Had a handfasting ceremony & it was brilliant & very professional, we had a fantastic experience with lots of fun & laughter, can thoroughly recommend something a bit different but very special.

Lynne Thompson

Had a handfasting ceremony done at farmyard rally, fantastic ceremony and Michelle is so lovely and kind, would recommend her and moonflower ceremonies to anyone thinking of renewing their vows or wanting a handfasting ceremony. Thank you for a great day.

Annelise Rice

We hired Michelle to do our ceremony for us and it was the best thing ever. She gave us lots of tips and advice, but most importantly she made it all about us and made sure we loved every minute of it. Our guests had nothing but complements for the ceremony. Michelle made it very personalised to us which made it one to remember, as it was different to anything they'd seen before. Absolutely fantastic and would recommend to any loving couple who are getting married.

Harry Spencer

Michelle was so accommodating & made the ceremony so magical It was an amazing experience... thank you Michelle 🫂💖🪷

Keith Latimer

Michelle was a joy to work with from the very beginning. I knew she would be great for our wedding as soon as we had our first call. Her friendliness and compassion put us at ease throughout the whole process. The vows and story she put together for our wedding was truly beautiful and highlighted our lives perfectly. We couldn’t recommend Michelle enough for making our ceremony unforgettable.

Laura Jarvis

What a wonderful ceremony we had to celebrate our engagement! My now fiancé proposed to me at the motorbike rally ‘Into the Valley’ and we arranged an Hand Fasting ceremony with Moonflower Ceremonies. The whole experience was absolutely amazing and Michelle made us feel so special throughout the ceremony. We are now booking the full ceremony for our wedding in 2025 and really cannot wait. Thank you Michelle for such a memorable day xxx

Janine Allen

Michelle provided a loving, professional service from the free consultation to our ceremony on the day. She listened to everything we wanted and her attention to detail was perfect. We had so many compliments on the day from our guests, we would confidently recommend her services to everyone.

Olivia Bramhall

Michelle moonflower managed to do our handfast absolutely spontaneously as it happened on a golden sunshine Sunday morning in between breakfast and tatting down our stall at farmyard bike rally, she bestowed our beautiful vows upon us with perfection and in her lovely vibrant way , adapting to all the little things that we ask of her effortlessly. It was a lovely start for us and hand in hand we went down the main drag to finish off our breakky !! Thank you Michelle you were magnificent on our special day .

Lisa Madden

Over the last few months my husband and I had the pleasure of working with Michelle for our son's naming ceremony/1st birthday party, and I can confidently say it was an absolutely incredible experience. Michelle's passion and genuine care for her craft were evident in every aspect of the preparation and day. From the initial stages of planning, Michelle invested a significant amount of time and effort into crafting a ceremony script that was not only beautiful but also tailored to us, our son and our family/friends. Despite the script evolving multiple times to accommodate our changing ideas, Michelle remained patient and supportive throughout the entire process. It was always so clear that the most important thing to her was that the day was exactly how what we wanted, no matter what! Michelle truly has an unwavering dedication to going above and beyond expectations. She didn't just meet our special requests; she exceeded them. She introduced brand new ideas to make the ceremony uniquely ours every step of the way, things like making the event as kid-friendly as possible, finding special keepsakes that our son wouldn’t have to wait years to use, finding creative and beautiful ways of including the people we wanted to, even keeping packages on our behalf because we live abroad and so much more! The amount of research she did was truly astonishing. The attention to detail and personalised approach left a lasting impression on our family. It's clear that she genuinely cares about creating meaningful and memorable moments for her clients. After such an exceptional experience, I can confidently say that I'll never work with another celebrant again, I only wish we would have found her prior to our wedding a couple of years ago! Thank you, Michelle, for making our son's naming ceremony an unforgettable and truly special occasion. We are so grateful for the beautiful memories you helped create.

Kayleigh Proctor

Michelle, our wedding celebrant, exceeded all expectations, transforming what could have been a mundane ceremony into the highlight of our day. Her dedication and personal connection with both my husband and me shone through, resulting in a ceremony that was not only heartfelt but also filled with humor and perfection. With Michelle's meticulous planning, we were able to incorporate every detail we desired, from the flower circle to our unique tradition of sharing a shot for tying the knot. She truly is an exceptional individual, and we are immensely grateful for her hard work and dedication. Thank you, Michelle, for making our day truly unforgettable.

Harriet Slater

Thank you so much Michelle for helping to create such a fitting tribute to Mum, we are so very grateful ❤

Rachel Scott

From the start to finish what an amazing experience we had from Michelle. From meeting her at a wedding fayre to the special ceremony on our day. The little quirky questionnaire so that she could get to know us. To hearing the vowels on the day. Listening to our requests and needs for the day we cannot thank Michelle enough. Nothing was too much bother and she incorporated what we wanted. Even before the wedding day we had long video calls to ensure it was what we wanted and tailored to our requests. Then having our vowels and the ceremony sent to us in a presentation way . We highly recommend her . Thank you Michelle Shan & Stu x

Stuart Biggs

We had an absolutely beautiful hand fasting ceremony by Michelle last year at the farmyard rally in Yorkshire. It was such a wonderful experience! Michelle was lovely and I would recommend her to anyone planning any type of ceremony 🥰

Harriet Jackson

Michelle was so kind and compassionate from the first visit to actually being the Celebrant at my Mum's funeral. She put all the family at ease and the service made us cry, but more importantly, made us laugh too. It was a true reflection of my Mum's life, given in a beautiful put together service. I would highly recommend her.

Carol Bodham

Michelle was brilliant from start to end of our wedding process. She helped us prepare well beforehand and gave some excellent pointers from her experience. She also gave us some space to amend and make the ceremony 'ours' as much as possible. On the day Michelle conducted the ceremony flawlessly and really made the bride and groom feel very relaxed. I thoroughly recommend Michelle as an excellent celebrant as she was a huge part of our perfect day! Thanks a million Michelle! X

John Kitchen-Selby

After recently losing our beloved Dad we were recommended Michelle as the perfect person to write and deliver a beautiful and uplifting celebration of life service. Michelle was so kind and compassionate and went above and beyond to get to know all about our Dad to create a service that was wonderfully personal to us as a family. We highly recommend Michelle and thank her for her care and support.

Julie Deakin

Wanting to plan the perfect ceremony and wedding day for my wife to be was causing me a lot of anxiety and stress, been dyslexic and not good with words mean's I find really difficult reading & writing things that make sense, right from my first enquiry with Michelle from Moonflower Ceremonies she put me totally at ease, clearly explaining her processes and fees, I'm now a lot less stressed knowing I've got a genuine and professional celebrant helping me and I'm now working with her to put together our ceremony and looking forward to our big day.

Phil Ward

The family would like to express our thanks for such a lovely Funeral Service for our elderly relative yesterday. Michelle captured his life brilliantly involving effortlessly highs and lows. Such a professional. Thanks again for your caring support. Without doubt, the family would recommend Michelle x

Debbie Plaxton

We’re so glad we found Michelle and that she was available to be part of our wedding day – we can’t thank her enough for everything she did for us. The ceremony was the one part of the day that we were feeling a bit stuck on and not sure how to approach but Michelle worked her magic and made it so special. Almost all of our guests commented on how wonderful the ceremony was. It was my favourite part of the day and I’ll remember every single second forever! I felt so calm and prepared for it because Michelle had taken care to find out exactly what we wanted which meant I could really enjoy it to the max! At first, we both thought we might find it difficult to share our personal stories with someone we didn't know but Michelle was absolutely fantastic from our very first call. She listened and took time to understand us (even the tricky bits!) and guided us through everything so sensitively and professionally, creating the most unique and beautiful ceremony. We had lots of laughs along the way too and I really appreciated her advice on all things weddingy! We feel very lucky indeed to have met Michelle, she really is an amazing person and we both highly recommend her. I have missed her since the wedding and just wish we could do it all again! Thank you X

Vicky Boon

Michelle is an amazing celebrant. Michelle recently did my dads celebration of life and captured his life perfectly. I would highly recommend Michelle to conduct you celebration.

Julie Carter

Michelle put together an amazing ceremony celebrating the birth, naming and first birthday of my beautiful boy. Michelle put so much effort and time into the day that many guests asked how long Michelle and I had been friends as she captured so many details of our lives and the journey we had to get my little boy. I wasn't 100% sure if I really wanted to have a naming day, but gosh I am glad I did, Michelle made it perfect and helped me to undertake many special little tasks that meant so much to us. Now, if you could just brush up you weather ordering skills Michelle... I cant thank you enough for making the day special. I felt like I had made a friend 😌

Kristy Ann Wise

Michelle is the only celebrant I have ever trained who didn't have a single thing I could critique about her work. Everything she produced was impeccable!

Veronika Robinson Heart-Led Celebrant & Training Professional

Michelle wrote a brilliant service for my Father In Law (it was in Portsmouth) she listened and responded to our needs. She was thoughtful, knowledgeable and sensitive. Highly recommended

Lynn Massey-Davis

Michelle's support has been genuinely invaluable. We would not have been able to Celebrate Mum's life without Michelle's professional, friendly and impassioned support. When something is as excellent as this there is nothing more to be said.

Darrell Twineham

What a superb celebration Michelle did for us. Thank you so much. You captured June's life and personality to a T! Thank you for making it so easy for us xx

Kimberley Harston

Amazing ceremonies. Highly recommended

Andy Parkin

Such a wonderfully warm and loving funeral ceremony, put together from my own life story, with every detail I wanted. I was surprised how positive an experience it was, to be involved in my own Eulogy.

Roy Bell

You nailed it on Sunday!

Mike Hood

Glowing with love and happiness tonight after our amazing day.

Heather Overfield

Thank you from the very bottom of my heart for such a precious gift that you gave us today. It was so amazing and something we will all remember for ever.

Abigail Caulfield

I can so highly recommend this lady, she did the most wonderful ceremony for my precious granddaughters.

Melanie Beard

Let's Chat

If you’d like to know more or talk through your ceremony ideas, feel free to get in touch for a chat anytime – I’m looking forward to hearing from you.