Food & Drink Overview

What you serve your christening or naming ceremony guests to eat or drink will depend on a number of factors: weather, budget, number of guests, formality or quite simply, your personal taste. Most christening receptions are held during the day so the food served tends to be a lunch or afternoon tea. You can use a venue with catering, hire a caterer or do it yourself at home.

Spotlight on High Street Cake Ranges

Waitrose Entertaining and M&S Food to Order have a fantastic range of celebration cakes, many of which can be personalised for a christening or naming ceremony.

Many of their smaller wedding cakes or cupcakes are also suitable, as are their range of undecorated single/double tier cakes and cupcakes for people who want to create their own unique masterpiece

Menu Suggestions

If you have decided to tackle the catering for the party yourself, you are probably wondering what to serve, how much you will need and, more importantly, how much it is all going to cost.

To get you started, here are some menu suggestions for a range of styles from traditional afternoon tea to fashionable bowl food.

Hiring Caterers - What to Expect

Adrian Collischon of Simply Fine Foods shares his wealth of experience, offering advice on how to choose caterers as well as the type of service to expect and how much you might pay.

My Baby Celebration Shop

Now you can buy your  invitations , christening gowns, favours, decorations , keepsake boxes , photo albums , guest books, christening/naming gifts and much, much more in our new online store  - many products are also suitable for naming ceremonies.