A Naming Ceremony is a personalised way of celebrating the birth of your child and welcoming the new arrival into your family. It can also be utilised for welcoming stepchildren or adoptive children into a new family. It is a unique opportunity to pledge your parental commitment to the child, before your family and friends. Also other adult friends or relatives can acknowledge their special relationship with the child or children.
Each ceremony can be tailor made to incorporate the individual needs and wishes of the family. Families can include their own selection of words, readings and music to personalise the ceremony to the child or children involved.
Included in the ceremony is a celebratory certificate, which is signed by the parents, any supporting adults and the registrar. The child or children can be of any age. The parents, legal guardians, or anyone who hold parental responsibility can arrange a ceremony regardless of martial status, cultural or religious beliefs. The ceremony has no legal standing.
It is possible to conduct the ceremonies at any of the register office suites or at any of the approved premises within the borough. ( a comprehensive list can be obtained from the registry office listed below).
Examples of excellent venues are Priory Hall and Himley Hall.
The fees for the ceremony will depend up the content, time and location of the ceremony. This can be discussed with a member of register office staff who will take into consideration all your requirement and then supply you with a written quotation.
All of our venues are suitable for wheelchair access and offer toilet facilities for people with disabilities.
Dudley District Register Office
Priory Hall,
Priory Park,
Dudley,
West Midlands
DY1 4EU
Telephone: 01384 818349
Stourbridge Office
Crown Centre,
Crown Lane,
Stourbridge,
West Midlands
DY8 1YA
Telephone: 01384 815384
Contact the Registrars online
