Picture yourself watching the TV show Family Feud.  If the category was to name the Top Five Types Of Ceremonies, I suspect you and the studio audience would guess Weddings and Funerals in the top five.  Maybe Graduations and Birthdays would float to the top as well.

The truth is there are dozens and dozens of ceremonies that can be created to recognize life events.  While a personalized custom ceremony or ritual can be created for almost any occasion, most ceremonies fall into some broad categories.  Listed below are several examples of ceremonies for each category.

Family Ceremonies

• Baby welcoming and baby naming
• Godparent choice
• Adoption
• Mother Blessing for Mother-to-be
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Rites Of Passage

• Milestone Birthdays
• Coming of Age
• Graduation
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Ceremonies For Love And Commitment

• Weddings
• Vow Renewals
• Relationship Commitments
• Elopement
• Anniversaries
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Survivorship, Transition And Healing

• Career change
• Retirement
• Divorce & other completion events
• Forgiveness
• Illness recovery
• Job loss
• Empty nest
• Moving
• Home Blessing
• Name change
• Going away to college
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Memorials And Funerals

• End of life memorials to honor your loved one
• For healing
• Pet Memorials
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A meaningful ceremony can be created for any of these life events. All of these events are revitalized when approached from the fresh perspective of a celebrant. Good ceremony also honors the gift of life and celebrates the beautiful strength of the human spirit.