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Wedding paella catering in Canning Town, Greater London
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food turns food into part of your wedding in Canning Town.
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Barn and farm weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Canning Town
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, generally timed after the first dance.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
How our wedding paella catering works in Canning Town
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. For relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and destination-style celebrations at home, we can cook Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas.
In Canning Town, getting guests from ceremony to reception is part of the plan. Paella can be cooking while they’re on the move, so it’s ready when they arrive. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: menu, staff, crockery and anything else you choose.
- Area
- Canning Town (E16, E13, E6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Towns and villages near Canning Town
Other catering in Canning Town
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s served at its best. For a summer wedding in Canning Town, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Weddings in Canning Town: venues, ceremonies and travel
Canning Town is about 5 miles east of London, in Greater London. From the centre of Canning Town to the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Put the station on your invitation: Canning Town has its own station, Custom House station. If you’re hoping for photos in Keir Hardie Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Wherever your wedding is in E16, E13 and E6, we can bring wedding paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Ivy Road, Star Lane and Bell Lane. Main roads around Canning Town include the A1020, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. For weddings just outside Canning Town, we cover Custom House (1 mile south), Plaistow (1 mile north), Limmo Peninsula (1 mile west), West Silvertown (1 mile south) and Leamouth (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (7 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Nearby you will also find West Ham United Football Club Museum (1.4 miles north-east) and Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital (0.5 miles east). The countryside around Canning Town includes Gilbert's Pit and Hollow Pond.
- Local schools include Royal Docks Academy (0.5 miles south-east) and The Royal Docks Community School (0.5 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Tidal Basin Tavern (0.6 miles south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include East Ham (1.7 miles north-east)
Perfect for your wedding in Canning Town
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Canning Town, people book us for occasions like:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Evening food for extra guests
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
For outdoor photos, Gilbert's Pit is close by, and the countryside around Canning Town suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- Allergen information for each dish
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- If the price includes VAT
About the dishes
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Questions from Canning Town
What about parking in Canning Town?
London parking needs planning: let us know about permits or off-street space. We’ll work around it.
We are having a ceremony at St Cedd's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
What if the timings change?
Tell us and we will adjust. We keep in touch with your venue on the day and time the rice so it is served at its best.
What about supplier meals?
Of course. Add your suppliers to the final numbers and we’ll plan for them.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Do you cater in Canning Town?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Canning Town is within our area and the rest of Greater London. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Organising for someone else?
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
What affects the price in Canning Town
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Your choice of paellas
- How many courses
- The number of people
- Timings and hours
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
What to tell us
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The address or venue name
Planning wedding paella catering in Canning Town? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
As a London location, Canning Town is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Canning Town
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- 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