For the parents and the family helping
A naming day gathers grandparents, new parents, and cousins who haven't all met. Put the ceremony order, the address, and the meal details on one page, and let every guest reply from it.
A baby naming ceremony brings grandparents, new parents, and cousins into one room, and not all of them know what a naming day involves. Distant relatives want to understand the order of the ceremony, whether they're expected to do anything, and when they can sit down to eat. The invitation page answers those before anyone phones the parents to ask.
There isn't a naming-ceremony design in the app yet, so you begin from the nearest baby celebration setup and rewrite it in your own words. The general tools are the ones that matter here: a shareable page, replies tracked against names, meal notes so the kitchen can plan, and reminders for whoever forgets to answer.
Not everyone knows what happens. Lay it out in plain lines — a welcome, the readings or promises, the naming itself, then the reception. Distant relatives arrive knowing when to sit and when to clap, instead of bracing for something they can't predict.
If a few people have roles — godparents, sponsors, someone to read — name them and say what each is doing. Everyone else then understands they're there to witness the day, not to perform in it, and the parents stop getting offers to give a speech.
The catering number depends on who's actually eating, little cousins included. Guests reply against their own names, add companions within your limits, and note meals, so the count you hand the caterer is settled before the day rather than guessed on it.
Short enough to read on a phone, complete enough that no one has to ask.
Write for the grandparent who loves the family but has never been to a naming day.
We're naming our daughter Alina on Sunday 8 June and would love the family there. The ceremony is at 11:00am, with lunch straight after.
A short welcome, a reading from each set of godparents, the naming, then drinks and lunch for everyone on the list.
No need to bring anything or say a word — just be there. The promises are covered by the four godparents.
Please tell us if you're coming and how many little ones are with you, so the kitchen can plan properly.
How it works
Open the event in the app or describe the day to Jitabi on WhatsApp. Since there's no naming-ceremony design, begin from the closest baby celebration type and change the wording to name the day and the baby.
Add the ceremony order and name the godparents or sponsors in one line each. Plain language lets relatives in other towns picture exactly what the day will look like before they arrive.
Switch the guest list on, decide how companions and children are counted, and ask for a meal note so the reception catering matches the number who confirm.
Share one link with the whole family — WhatsApp, email, or a printed card for the grandparents — and let reminders reach whoever hasn't answered in time.
Questions
Put the order of the day on the page in a few plain lines — welcome, readings, the naming, the reception. People relax when they know the shape of an event, and the questions about whether they're meant to say anything answer themselves.
Yes, if they hold a role. A line naming each godparent or sponsor and what they'll do tells everyone else that their part is simply to be present, and stops well-meaning relatives volunteering to speak or read.
Ask each guest to reply for their household and add the children coming with them, then take the total from your live list. Meal notes let you separate the little ones' portions, so the caterer works from real numbers rather than a rough guess.
There's no dedicated naming design yet. You start from the nearest baby celebration setup and rewrite it as your own ceremony. The shareable page, tracked replies, meal notes, and reminders are the parts that carry across.
The page has room for both. State where the ceremony is held, where you move for lunch, and roughly when, so guests travel once with a clear plan instead of following a parent's car and hoping for the best.
Get Started
Set out the ceremony order, name the godparents, and ask each household to reply with their numbers. The count builds itself while you prepare for the day.
