Few moments compare to meeting a new child, whether you are a first-time parent or a seasoned pro. The wish to celebrate, honor and bless children comes naturally with their arrival. Though faiths and cultures can offer traditions, it is often hard to envision a baby blessing ceremony if your family does not identify with a particular religion or belong to a faith community.
I help families find meaning in a custom baby blessing. Ceremonies can be secular or based on your spiritual or religious beliefs as well as your cultural or family backgrounds. Each baby blessing is also personalized to reflect your child, share your dreams and values as parents, and recognize the important role of your loved ones.
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Sometimes the path to parenthood feels almost effortless. In other cases, the journey to your baby is long and challenging: through struggles with fertility or difficult pregnancies, navigating adoption or foster care or welcoming a child after loss. In every circumstance, baby blessings incorporate your parenting story and honor the beginning—or evolution—of your family.
Baby blessings encourage parents and families to participate consciously in the important work of caregiving. Most of all, they sanctify and celebrate the life of your child. My fee to personally write and officiate typically ranges from $500 to $750. I offer donation-based payment as well. As a Ceremony Guide, I can also help you design and plan your own blessing ceremony.
If you think you missed your chance, it is not too late! Blessings can be held from infancy to preschool-age, and can also include siblings in one ceremony.
Baby blessings can be held at an event venue or banquet room, a park, backyard or living room. Ceremonies can incorporate baptism or anointings, dedications or namings, god- or guide-parent assignments as well as rituals, readings, prayers, participation from parents, siblings and loved ones, and more.
I will guide you in reflecting on the significance of your baby’s blessing ceremony, drawing everyone together in the spirit of joy, wonder, gratitude and celebration.
I have over 325+ 5-star reviews across Google, WeddingWire, The Knot, and Zola.
We simply cannot say enough about the baby blessing Hannah performed. We appreciate how closely she worked with us to craft a meaningful ceremony and incorporated all of the elements we discussed. Hannah’s words, tone and general aura were beyond our expectations. Everything was perfection.
The baby blessing Hannah performed for our daughter was everything we hoped for and more! She listened to what we wanted and got to know us in preparation for the day. Hannah’s ceremony shared personal details about our family and our hopes and dreams for our baby. It was beautiful in every way.
Hannah was our wedding officiant and we knew she had to be part of our son's baby blessing. The ceremony Hannah crafted was simple, sweet and profound. She asked thoughtful and poignant questions and had so many ideas for how to make our event special. It was absolutely everything we hoped for!
The baby blessing Hannah officiated was the most magical and meaningful ceremony of my life. She had a very effective questionnaire for me to articulate my thoughts and hopes for the ceremony. Hannah folded my words with hers and created a script that was unique and personal for me, my son and our family.
Hannah did the most spectacular baby blessing for our little girl. She made sure she understood our vision and helped us identify exactly what we wanted. Hannah was kind, patient and friendly; very professional but also so personable. All our guests raved about her and the special moment she created for our family.
We were raised Catholic but aren’t connected to a church. We wanted a ceremony to celebrate our children but didn't know what our options were. After our first conversation, we knew Hannah was the right choice to help us. Our day with our family was beautiful. Everyone was very impressed and loved Hannah!
