Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Garlinge events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Garlinge.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
Wedding paella catering for Garlinge events
How our wedding paella catering works in Garlinge
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. On the menu are canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater garden and marquee weddings and barn and farm weddings.
A farm or garden wedding near Garlinge suits live paella. We need level ground and access. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
Also in Garlinge
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
The process
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your wedding. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. For a summer wedding in Garlinge, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- 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
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Garlinge? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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What wedding paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- How many courses
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many staff you need
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- The courses you’d like
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you can enjoy yourselves.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not.
Live paella or other catering?
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
Why choose Love Paella in Garlinge
- Fast service from the pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- We cover Garlinge and the whole of Kent
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Who books wedding paella catering in Garlinge?
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Put the station on your invitation: Margate station is about 0.8 miles away.
What your quote should include
- The deposit and payment dates
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deadline for final numbers
FAQs for Garlinge
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Which station should guests use for Garlinge?
Margate station, about 0.8 miles north-east of the centre.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can you serve drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Getting married in Garlinge?
Garlinge is about 1 mile west of Margate, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the CT9 area, we can cook for your guests. We cook in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as St James often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive. Nearby historic houses include Quex Park (1.7 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. The sea is within about 2 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Here we cover the CT9 and CT8 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on High Street, Bridge Road and Caxton Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. For weddings just outside Garlinge, we cover Westbrook (1 mile north-east), Westgate-on-Sea (1 mile west), Flete (1 mile south-east), Margate (1 mile east) and Westwood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles south-west), Ramsgate (4 miles south-east), Broadstairs (3 miles east), Whitstable (14 miles west), Deal (11 miles south) and Herne Bay (10 miles west).
A little further out are Margate Old Town Local History Museum (1.3 miles north-east) and Margate West (0.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Garlinge includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Nearby schools include Hartsdown Academy (0.5 miles east)
- 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