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Wedding paella catering in Culverstone Green, Kent
Planning wedding paella catering in Culverstone Green? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Live wedding paella catering in Culverstone Green
Occasions we cook for in Culverstone Green
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Culverstone Green:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Barn and farm weddings
Nearby historic houses include Cobham College (4 miles north-east) and Starkey Castle (5 miles east). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
What your quote should include
- How late numbers can change
- Whether VAT is included
- The wet-weather plan
- How long the team stays
About our wedding paella catering in Culverstone Green
Mixed diets are easy at a paella wedding: every paella is cooked separately, so vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests eat the same kind of meal as everyone else. We cook canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and evening paella, and we’re often booked for marquee and garden weddings and receptions after an intimate ceremony.
Rural weddings around Culverstone Green have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella 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.
The menu, dish by dish
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
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What else we do in Culverstone Green
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Events in Culverstone Green and across Kent
See How we price And The cost guide.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space when you contact us. In general, we need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
Planning a paella wedding in Culverstone Green
Culverstone Green is about 6 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. For a wedding in Culverstone Green, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cater in 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 22 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Sole Street station, about 3.2 miles north. Planning photos in Trosley Country Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Culverstone Green, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in DA13 and TN15, we can bring wedding paella catering to you. Your wedding could be at a home on Conifer Drive, Carters Hill Lane and Rhododendron Avenue. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Vigo Village (1 mile south-east), Harvel (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile north), Hodsoll Street (1 mile west) and Priestwood Green (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north) and Tonbridge (10 miles south).
A little further out are Leybourne Castle (3.8 miles south-east) and Coldrum Long Barrow (1.5 miles south-east).
- Schools near Culverstone Green include Meopham School (2 miles north)
How we price wedding paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- The number of people
- Whether you need crockery
- Timings and hours
- Waiting and bar staff
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- The courses you’d like
- Your date and when you want to eat
- What the venue already provides
- Diets and allergies you know about
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Connect us with your coordinator
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Working with your venue
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
How the day works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. In Culverstone Green, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Culverstone Green: your questions answered
Can you cook in Trosley Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
How much paella per person?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Where do you cater?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
Do you cook inside?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
- 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