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Wedding Paella Catering for Eastchurch events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Eastchurch: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
Book wedding paella catering in Eastchurch
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Wedding paella catering in Eastchurch, cooked live
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include receptions after an intimate ceremony and sharing-style wedding meals, serving Spanish desserts, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast.
Rural weddings around Eastchurch have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it’s ready.
Who books wedding paella catering in Eastchurch?
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Food for evening guests
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of All Saints frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What your quote should include
- How long the team stays
- Travel and parking costs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- What happens if it rains
Dietary needs and planning tips
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, usually timed after the first dance.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
How we price wedding paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How many courses
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
- How long we’re needed on site
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The venue or postcode
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. For a summer wedding in Eastchurch, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means evening paella is typically served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Ask for a quote
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
Working with your venue
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
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Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
Questions from Eastchurch
Do you come out to small places like Eastchurch?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is Eastchurch close to London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Of course. Include suppliers in your numbers.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
Weddings in Eastchurch: venues, ceremonies and travel
Eastchurch is about 3 miles east of Minster, in Kent. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Eastchurch or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Eastchurch is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Queenborough station is about 4.8 miles away.
Anywhere in ME12, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your wedding could be at a home on High Street, Squires Court and Warden Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Mud Row (1 mile east), Bay View (2 miles east), Warden (2 miles east), Minster (3 miles west) and Leysdown-on-Sea (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles south-west), Whitstable (8 miles south-east), Faversham (6 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles east) and Davington (6 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Minster Gatehouse Museum (2.3 miles north-west).
- 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