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Wedding Paella Catering for Four Throws events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Four Throws.
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Food for evening guests
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Planning an event in Four Throws?
How our wedding paella catering works in Four Throws
Paella has a natural rhythm: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served right away. We time it around your speeches and photos. For evening wedding food and receptions after an intimate ceremony, we will put together a menu of canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and table tapas and more.
Rural weddings around Four Throws have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
How the day works
Service is quick: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. In Four Throws, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, which means evening paella is normally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for 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.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Pick a serving style
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
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Also in Four Throws
Four Throws questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Four Throws close to London?
About 42 miles from central London.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from canapés to evening food.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is normally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Will you talk to our venue?
Of course. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Where we can cook in Four Throws
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Four Throws
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
What affects the price in Four Throws
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you need crockery
- Timings and hours
- Guest numbers
- Parking and unloading
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Four Throws? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, use our quote form.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan when guests are ready. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What you get with us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Real theatre, not just catering
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
About the dishes
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Weddings in Four Throws: venues, ceremonies and travel
Four Throws is about 12 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Anywhere in TN18, we can bring the pans to you. Four Throws is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Four Throws to Canterbury (about 29 miles away).
If you’re marrying at a church near Four Throws, such as Church of All Saints, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. Planning photos in Collingwood Nature Reserve? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Four Throws, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
For wedding paella catering in TN18, we plan around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Rye Road, Foxhole Lane and Conghurst Lane, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Other places close to Four Throws for wedding paella catering include Little Conghurst (1 mile south-west), Pipsden (1 mile north-west), Hawkhurst (1 mile north-west), The Moor (1 mile west) and Sandhurst Cross (1 mile south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (7 miles east), Southborough (14 miles north-west), Park Wood (14 miles north) and Staplehurst (9 miles north).
A little further out are Benenden Hospital (4.9 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you will find Oak And Ivy Public House (under half a mile north-west)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
- 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