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Wedding Paella Catering for Bow Common events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Bow Common: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Planning an event in Bow Common?
Wedding paella catering in Bow Common, made fresh on the day
Paella has a natural rhythm: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Popular choices include a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and Spanish desserts, and we are regularly asked to cater food for evening guests and farm and barn venues.
For a wedding in Bow Common, think about how guests travel between ceremony and reception. The paella can be cooking while everyone makes their way over, ready to serve on arrival. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Where
- Bow Common (E14, E3, E1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Tell us when speeches will be
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Towns and villages near Bow Common
More for events in Bow Common
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served hot and generous.
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Events we cater in Bow Common
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Rustic barn weddings
Nearby historic houses include Sutton House (2.4 miles north-west) and Queen's House (2.7 miles south). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
What your quote should include
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The deposit and payment dates
- Staff numbers and hours
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
As a London location, Bow Common is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
What we offer
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
What wedding paella catering costs
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- The address or venue name
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and rough timings
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Why choose Love Paella in Bow Common
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Getting married in Bow Common?
Bow Common is about 2 miles east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. For wedding paella catering in Bow Common, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Bow Common is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cook.
If you are hoping for photos in Bartlett Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Couples marrying at local churches such as All Hallows frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Anywhere in E14, E3 and E1, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Market Way, Knapp Road and Thomas Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Bow Common, we also cover Limehouse (1 mile west), Bromley (1 mile north-east), Mile End (1 mile north-west), Poplar (1 mile south) and Canary Wharf (1 mile south). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (5 miles north).
A little further out are Museum of the Book (0.5 miles south-west) and Tower of London (2.4 miles west). Open spaces near Bow Common include Tower Hill and Hollow Pond.
- Schools near Bow Common include Stebon Primary School (less than half a mile south-west) and Langdon Park Secondary School (0.5 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Widow's Son pub (under half a mile north-east)
- Other local spots include Holy Trinity (1.1 miles north-west)
FAQs for Bow Common
We are having a ceremony at All Hallows: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
What about parking in Bow Common?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will work around it.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Of course. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from canapés to evening food.
The process
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. At midsummer, sunset in Bow Common is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
How to prepare
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Related guides
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
- 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