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Wedding Paella Catering for Aldington Frith events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Aldington Frith.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Rustic barn weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Aldington Frith
How our wedding paella catering works in Aldington Frith
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. We are often asked to cater weddings with a Spanish theme and civil partnerships and vow renewals, with canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts.
Rural weddings around Aldington Frith have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- How long we are needed on site
- Whether you need crockery
- Parking and unloading
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- What the venue already provides
- The date and time of the event
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Occasions we cook for in Aldington Frith
Sharing food gets tables chatting.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
Planning photos in Poulton Wood? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
What to look for in a quote
- Who provides the crockery
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Allergen information for each dish
- VAT, if it applies
Getting married in Aldington Frith?
Aldington Frith is about 4 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Aldington Frith, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Aldington Frith is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Ham Street station, about 3.3 miles south-west. Hatch Park nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aldington Frith, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Anywhere in TN25, we can cook for your guests. Whether your wedding is on Frith Road, Bourne Road and Priory Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Other places close to Aldington Frith for wedding paella catering include Bonnington (1 mile south-east), Clap Hill (1 mile east), Aldington (1 mile east), Stonestreet Green (1 mile east) and Postling Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (4 miles north-west), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Folkestone (11 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north), Hythe (7 miles east) and Preston (15 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Ashford Designer Outlet (3.4 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (4.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Towns and villages near Aldington Frith
Also in Aldington Frith
Questions from Aldington Frith
Can you cook in Poulton Wood?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Aldington Frith too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Do you work with our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
Do you cater in Aldington Frith?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Aldington Frith and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us about tastings when you contact us.
What space do you need to cook?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
What we need at the venue
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Aldington Frith
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch while it cooks. For a summer wedding in Aldington Frith, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
Ask for a quote
Planning wedding paella catering in Aldington Frith? Send us the details and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Planning help
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff