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Wedding Paella Catering for Chartham events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Chartham: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Book wedding paella catering in Chartham
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Wedding paella catering in Chartham, made fresh on the day
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, to suit the style of your day. Popular choices include canapé tapas, evening paella and table tapas, and we are frequently booked for evening wedding food and blessings and vow renewals.
There is something special about a country wedding near Chartham, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
For event organisers in Chartham
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why choose Love Paella in Chartham
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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 enjoy the party, let us cook.
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Travel, parking and access
- The paellas you choose
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we’re needed on site
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, use our quote form.
Common questions in Chartham
Is Chartham 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.
Is Chartham close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
What if the timings change?
We adapt. We stay in touch with your coordinator and time the rice so it’s served at its best.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes. We will speak to your venue about access and timings.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
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A closer look at the menu
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
What happens on the day
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For a summer wedding in Chartham, 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 typically served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s 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.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Chartham weddings: local tips
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Weddings in Chartham are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
For guests travelling by train, Chartham has its own station, Chartham station. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mary frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Chartham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT4 postcode area. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Station Road, River Court and The Green. If your venue is just outside Chartham, we also cover Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Artichoke Inn (less than half a mile south-east)
Why choose wedding paella catering in Chartham?
It is a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
In Chartham and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Food for evening guests
For outdoor photos, Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by.
What your quote should include
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and deposit
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- 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