Hattie has sent me the following toast for your Christening speech. I’m not so sure about this one, but I suppose the sentiments are pretty sound: “May you live as long as you want, and may you never want as long as you live.” Have a look at Christening Toasts if you need some ideas
Posts Tagged ‘Christening Party’
Another Christening Toast
Posted in Christening Advice, tagged Christening, Christening Party, Godparent, Speech, Toast on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Christening Schmoltz
Posted in Christening Story, tagged Christening Gifts, Christening Party on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes you can stand at a full-blown Christening production and find yourself open-mouthed in awe at the proud parents’ party-planning abilities. The whole thing feels like a celebrity wedding being featured in Hello magazine rather than a family celebration of an important rite of passage. From the personalised Christening invitations with a soft-focus image of [...]
How far would you travel for a Christening?
Posted in Christening Story, tagged Christening, Christening Party, Godson on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a great one for a long journey to a family Christening. The further you travel, the greater the chance that you will have to “make a weekend of it” and stay overnight, leaving you sorely exposed to the possibility of an agonising evening with Cousin Ronald – bulbous claret nose, lugubrious droopy eyes. [...]
Avoiding Great Aunt Maude at the Christening Party
Posted in Christening Advice, tagged Christening, Christening Party on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Smelling vaguely of gin, cheroots and musty horse stables, Great Aunt Maude sways gently on the edge of the gathering as she prepares to ensnare her next victim for a quick lecture about “that ghastly Mr Brown”. Everybody makes the mistake of trying to avoid Great Aunt Maude at the Christening party, when in fact [...]
