Rosalie Kuyvenhoven - London based celebrant

Home
United Kingdom
London
Rosalie Kuyvenhoven - London based celebrant

Unique and unconventional wedding ceremonies for adventurous couples. Funerals: No templates, no rules. It's all about you!
(6)

I'm Rosalie (she/her), award-winning wedding celebrant based in London. I capture stories of couples who value creativity, style and contemporary ways of celebrating their love. I specialise in multicultural, bilingual (Dutch-English) ceremonies in London & the UK and destination weddings.

At a fusion wedding two worlds become one, united in true love, colourful vibes and radiant energy.

22/11/2024

These words by remind me of the stories couples share with me when I ask them about their journey together: the moments that make their relationship special, the qualities that make their love strong, the things that make their connection meaningful.

Getting married is not a goal in itself - it’s a milestone on a shared journey together in which you navigate the mystifying reality of life with that special person by your side.

20/11/2024

Entering the ceremony space with grace! 👏🏽

I am currently writing a blogpost about Steve and Becca’s festive interfaith wedding last year at . They included no less than 14 symbolic rituals in their ceremony, honouring and celebrating their Filipino and Jewish heritages.

Blogpost to be published soon. Watch this space!

Photo credits

19/11/2024

The moment before the moment …
🥹
I love hanging out with the groom and his mates while we’re waiting for the other half to arrive.
😍
A bit of banter to calm the nerves and reassuring them that it’s all going to be amazing!
🤩
Rosalie - The Fusion Wedding Celebrant | Bespoke ceremonies for couples whose love travels places. Bilingual, multicultural, inclusive.
😊

Venue
Photo by family member

18/11/2024

Thank you and Oliver for your wonderful review! Cherishing the memories of your special day 💙

“Rosalie was recommended to us by our ceremony venue, the Fitzrovia Chapel. We can definitely say that we highly recommend her as a celebrant! She has an incredibly engaging and warm personality, and working with her was a true pleasure. She took everything we wanted into account and went above and beyond!

We had the ceremony in English, but she also summarised each section in German for our guests who are not fluent in English. She did an absolutely fantastic job. Our guests told us how great her pronunciation and performance were during the ceremony, and we had a special “tying the knot” moment that everyone truly loved.

Additionally, on the day itself, she was very hands-on, and we really appreciated being able to rely on her. She is truly an outstanding celebrant.”

Venue

07/11/2024

So delighted to receive some photos of Maria and Kit’s multicultural bilingual wedding ceremony at The Shard earlier this year! 🇨🇳 🇩🇪 🇬🇧

Their ceremony had so many personalised and special touches and this handfasting ritual was one of them.

To celebrate their international family ties and friendship bonds, Maria and Kit asked 13 special people to place a ribbon around their hands while saying a wish in their mother tongue.

They received blessings in Cantonese, German, Thai, Polish, Persian, Italian, Hindi, Czech, Greek, Dutch, Mandarin, Malay and Spanish.

A true celebration of a community coming together around this beautiful couple.

Photo credits .photography
Couple and
Venue

19/10/2024

Walking into the weekend like pros! Don’t mess with this squad 💃🏽🔥💃🏽

Photo credits
Couple 💕

Suppliers involved in the ceremony:
Decor and set-up
Pianist
Videographer
Content creator
Celebrant
Venue

03/10/2024

For a favourite wedding reading by Seamus Heaney: Scaffolding

Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;

Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points,
Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints.

And yet all this comes down when the job’s done
Showing off walls of sure and solid stone.

So if, my dear, there sometimes seem to be
Old bridges breaking between you and me

Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall
Confident that we have built our wall.

24/09/2024

“We had the pleasure of having Rosalie conduct our ceremony for our wedding, which was everything we wanted and more - funny, moving, serious and just overall so very beautiful.”
💕

A few words of an amazing testimonial written by and Kit who had the wedding of their dreams earlier this year at

They had do many ideas on how to blend their Chinese and German heritages and with their generous input it was an incredible joy to craft and deliver their bilingual wedding ceremony which included, amongst others, a surprise quiz, personal vows, a ring blessing by their guests, some lovely readings and 13-language ribbon ritual!

24/09/2024

New blogpost: How to infuse your modern fusion wedding with personal touches.

At their Jewish-Filipino wedding, Becca and Steve used the bride’s father’s prayer shawl for the veil ceremony. It was an emotional tribute to Becca’s father as well as a unique way to blend their heritages.

Curious to learn more and read other stories of how couples have honoured their unique heritages?

Here are five tips, check out the blogpost for more inspiration and examples ( )

💕 Tell your love story, and include fun and remarkable things you’ve learned about each other’s culture!

💕 Include cultural or religious traditions that have meaning to you.

💕 Customise your vows. If you speak different languages you can even try to express your love in your partners’ mother tongue. Now that is love!!

💕 Include family and friends in readings and rituals.

💕 Personalise the ceremony space to create a backdrop that reflects your heritages or add special touches that are unique to you.

Curious to know how your unique story and heritages can be fused into a beautiful and memorable ceremony? Get in touch!

Photo credits:
Venue :

23/09/2024

A glorious thread of poems by q***r women just popped up on my feed. Thank you for this treat!

Check out today’s story for the full post, here is one of them by a favourite poet of mine

I know someone who kisses the way
a flower opens, but more rapidly.
Flowers are sweet. They have
short, beatific lives. They offer
much pleasure. There is
nothing in the world that can be said
against them.
Sad, isn’t it, that all they can kiss
is the air.

Yes, yes! We are the lucky ones.

- Mary Oliver

23/09/2024

Wedding venue inspiration!

Becky and Hussain dreamt of getting married on a tropical beach but when that didn’t work out they chose a cinema - with the beach projected on screen! 🏝️

Remember: with a celebrant-led wedding you can have your ceremony anywhere.

What does your ideal wedding space look like?

Photo credits

Rosalie, The Fusion Wedding Celebrant || Bespoke wedding ceremonies for couples whose love travels places

18/09/2024

Only just seen this. Thanks Joséphine Elvis Photography!

18/09/2024

This was such a fabulous wedding!

17/09/2024

Performance and Ritual.

A few days ago the wonderful posted a thought on her Instagram feed that turned my celebrant brain on.

As a former opera singer, Nat knows everything about performance and if you check out her feed, you immediately see that she has the perfect skills and energy to engage an audience and put on a show. Her thought was about the difference between performance and ritual and the implications for the role of a celebrant. She used the term ‘heightened behaviour’, which I think is spot on.

As celebrants we are centre stage together with the couple and we use performance skills to tell the couple’s story in all its glory, touch the hearts and minds of the audience, conduct symbolic rituals and bring in the right energy.

At the same time, it’s never about us. We are mere enablers of the ritual that’s happening and it’s through our role that we make the couple shine in the transformational act of getting married. It’s a delicate balance that requires both expression and stillness, control and letting go, being visible and disappear at the right moments and continuously tuning in to what is required in the moment.

Ceremony requires conscientious design, crafting and planning but for ritual to happen we need to surrender to the unplanned and the unknown as the magic unfolds.

Photo credits
Venue

11/09/2024

A fusion wedding is a wonderful way to honour your cultural or religious heritages in a meaningful and personal way.

Here are some tips from your one and only Fusion Wedding Celebrant! 💡😊

… and if you’re keen to learn how to include YOUR heritages in a creative way, get in touch x

30/08/2024

Smiles all around at this fun-packed fusion wedding earlier this month at .

Working with and was such a joy as they had countless creative (and some hilarious) ideas on how to celebrate their love in a way that truly reflected them. Think flowergirls arriving in a remote control car, the Chinese dubble happiness sign as their ceremony backdrop, a quiz as part of their story together, Filipino rituals, a volleyball guard of honour, a wedding cake smash and more!

Thanks for capturing this moment 😀

Other suppliers involved in the ceremony:
Decor and set-up
Pianist
Videographer
Content creator

30/08/2024

💙🩵🤍

I see shades of you in shades of blue
From ocean dark to palest sky
The troubled hint beneath the surface
The stilled tongue quiet to avoid a lie

Mornings first are the lightest blue
Watercolor soft and sweet surrender
How you wake slower than I do
But when you wake you’re often tender

Later mornings when we emerge
Your color’s brighter, smooth and bold
We sip coffee and plan the day
A simple memory I keep to hold

And later still your mood is shifting
Ever changing like the sea
Passion strong to quiet moments
You’re every shade of blue to me

- Crystal Jackson

Wonderful bilingual ceremony today at the ever enchanting for a couple whose favourite colour is blue.

Address

London

Website

http://www.fusionweddings.co.uk/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Rosalie Kuyvenhoven - London based celebrant posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Rosalie Kuyvenhoven - London based celebrant:

Videos

Join me for a tour at the magnificent @ironmongershallevents, where a Dutch-British couple celebrated their love and marriage yesterday! 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 💕 Great to work with Michael Chatman and the Hall’s event team and photographer duo Jeff & Sarah Oliver @jeffoliverphotography. Stunning stationary by @ottiedesign 🍂 #LondonWedding #BilingualWedding #BilingualCelebrant #IronmongersHall #LondonCelebrant #BespokeWedding #DutchSpeakingOfficiant #DutchSpeakingCelebrant #TrouwenInEngeland #TrouwenInLonden #Ceremoniemeester #InternationalWedding #MulticulturalWedding #CityWedding #DutchBritishCouple #LiefdeKentGeenGrenzen #LoveBeyondBorders #WeddingStationary #WeddingReading #WeddingCelebrant #FusionWedding #RitualsToday

Shortcuts

Bespoke wedding ceremonies with a cosmopolitan touch

Thanks for visiting my page!

I create warm, truthful and sensitive ceremonies with a cosmopolitan touch. By carefully listening to your personal story, your ideas for the day and your views on life, love and death, I create and deliver unique and memorable ceremonies for any life-event.

When I work with a couple on their wedding ceremony I take them on a journey, identifying what makes their relationship meaningful, what makes their love unique, and what it means for them to get married. This typically results in a warm, moving and heartfelt event, with room for both laughter and tears. I work closely with wedding planners, photographers, venue managers and other suppliers on the day to ensure a smooth and relaxed ceremony.

In addition to wedding ceremonies I do baby-namings, renewal-of-vows, funerals and any other tailor-made rituals for everyone who wishes to mark a transition in their life. In June 2018 I even conducted a ceremony for a building!