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Wedding Paella Catering for Davington events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Davington and the surrounding area.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Big weddings with every diet
- Barn and farm weddings
Planning an event in Davington?
Wedding paella catering in Davington, cooked live
Mixed diets are easy at a paella wedding: each paella has its own pan, so vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests eat the same kind of meal as everyone else. Whether it’s marquee and garden weddings and evening food for extra guests, we can cook canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts and more.
In Davington, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Let us know about access for the van. We cook every pan in full view of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Organising for someone else?
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Who books wedding paella catering in Davington?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Big weddings with every diet
- Rustic barn weddings
If you are marrying at a church near Davington, such as Church of St Mary Magdalene, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What your quote should include
- What the price includes, item by item
- How bad weather is handled
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the team stays
Planning for every diet
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, timed for after the first dance.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Davington, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. 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.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
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What wedding paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- How many courses
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Distance and access to the venue
- How long we are needed on site
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of the space, if you can
Planning wedding paella catering in Davington? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Weddings in Davington: venues, ceremonies and travel
Davington is about 7 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Davington, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Davington is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
Planning photos in Oare Meadow? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (3.7 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
For wedding paella catering in ME13, we plan around your venue. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Ham Road, Back Lane and Quay Lane or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Faversham (1 mile south-east), The Brents (1 mile east), Preston (1 mile south-east), Ospringe (1 mile south-west) and Oare (1 mile north). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (4.2 miles south-west).
- Nearby schools include Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (0.5 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Bull Inn (under half a mile south)
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
Places near Davington
Also in Davington
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
To finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served straight from the pan.
FAQs for Davington
What’s the nearest station to Davington for guests?
The closest is Faversham station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Could we have live paella in Oare Meadow?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will talk you through it.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Do you provide drinks?
We can make sangria, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on presentation and service.
What if our speeches run late?
We adapt. We keep in touch with your venue on the day and time the rice so it’s served at its best.
Paella compared with other options
A buffet can leave food sitting out. Paella goes straight from pan to plate. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why Davington hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Sangria and bar staff available
- We cover Davington and the whole of Kent
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
- 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