Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Canterbury events
Planning wedding paella catering in Canterbury? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Evening wedding food
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Wedding paella catering for Canterbury events
How it works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. Golden-hour photos in Canterbury at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Canterbury, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
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About our wedding paella catering in Canterbury
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. We are frequently asked to cater receptions after an intimate ceremony and sharing-style wedding meals, serving a paella wedding breakfast, table tapas and evening paella.
Canterbury has plenty of wedding options, from hotels and function rooms to churches and gardens. Live paella suits a reception in a garden, a marquee or a venue with outdoor space. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Share your running order, including speeches
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
A table tapas starter gets everyone sharing.
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why choose Love Paella in Canterbury
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Events in Canterbury and across Kent
See How we price And What paella catering costs.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Canterbury?
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Canterbury book us for events such as:
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- Whether VAT is included
- The deadline for final numbers
- The deposit and payment dates
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
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
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
FAQs for Canterbury
Is Canterbury close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Could we have live paella in Bus Company Island?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Canterbury?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we will send a quote.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Yes. Include suppliers in your numbers and we’ll plan for them.
A closer look at the menu
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal.
Canterbury weddings: local tips
Canterbury is in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Canterbury, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Put the station on your invitation: Canterbury East station is in Canterbury itself. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Margaret often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Here we cover the CT1, CT2, CT4 and CT3 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Long Market, High Street and High Street St Gregorys, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. You’ll find Canterbury on the A2 and A28, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Other places close to Canterbury for wedding paella catering include Wincheap (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile west), Hales Place (1 mile north), Thanington (1 mile south-west) and Stuppington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west). Canterbury is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with lots of choice for weddings.
Other landmarks nearby include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (under half a mile south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Canterbury include Barton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles east) and Canterbury School of Architecture (0.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Old Buttermarket pub (less than half a mile south-west)
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
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More for events in Canterbury
- 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