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Wedding Paella Catering for Densole events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Densole: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering in Densole
About our wedding paella catering in Densole
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Whether it is weddings with mixed diets and weddings with a Spanish theme, we will put together a menu of table tapas, Spanish desserts and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Densole have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Enquire early for peak dates
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Also near Densole
What else we do in Densole
Dishes our guests love
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Densole questions
Which station should guests use for Densole?
The closest is Folkestone West station, roughly 3.1 miles away.
Is Densole too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Do you do desserts?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
Paella compared with other options
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Paella covers them with separate pans. 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 you get with us
- Catering across Kent, including Densole
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
How it works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. Golden-hour photos in Densole at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- First, we check your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
How to get a price
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Densole? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Events we cater in Densole
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
In Densole and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Cheriton Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Densole suits an outdoor reception.
What to look for in a quote
- How each diet is kept separate
- The deadline for final numbers
- Travel and parking costs
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Weddings in Densole: venues, ceremonies and travel
Densole is about 3 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. We bring wedding paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Densole and nearby villages. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our events stretch from Densole to Canterbury (11 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Acrise Place (1.2 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. Put the station on your invitation: Folkestone West station is about 3.1 miles away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. With the coast within about 4 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in CT18, we can cook for your guests. Streets in the area include St John's Close, St John's Way and Canterbury Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. If your venue is just outside Densole, we also cover Hawkinge (1 mile south), Swingfield Minnis (1 mile north), Old Hawkinge (2 miles south-east), Arpinge (2 miles south-west) and Selsted (2 miles north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (11 miles north), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (3 miles south), Deal (12 miles north-east) and Hythe (5 miles south-west).
A little further out are Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Folkestone Castle (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Cheriton Hill.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- 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