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.

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.

NEW - 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.

Cakes Gallery

Browse our gallery to see examples of christening and naming ceremony cakes and cupcakes.  Follow the link to the supplier's website to see their full range.

Planning Tools

Save time with our easy to use online planning tools including a Guest List with linked Gift Tracker, Table Planner and Budget Calculator.  Bookmark your favourite suppliers with our Supplier Shortlist function.

Search Suppliers

Find unusual food supplies, prepared to order party food, wine and champagne suppliers and local caterers with our Supplier Search facility.