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Wedding Paella Catering for Guston events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Guston: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Blessings and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering for Guston events
A closer look at the menu
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
About our wedding paella catering in Guston
Timing is everything with paella: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include weddings with mixed diets and vow renewals and civil ceremonies, serving evening paella, Spanish desserts and table tapas.
Near Guston, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
What affects the price in Guston
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Parking and unloading
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The paellas you choose
- Whether you need crockery
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Guston, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
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. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What you get with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Events in Guston and across Kent
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
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What happens on the day
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell normally draws people over. Golden-hour photos in Guston at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:45pm, and in late September about 7:00pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Guston? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Send us the running order and speech times
We usually set up where guests can watch, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Guston?
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Food for evening guests
- Rustic barn weddings
- Blessings and vow renewals
Planning photos in Connaught Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
What your quote should include
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Travel and parking costs
- If the price includes VAT
- How late numbers can change
Questions from Guston
Can you cook in Connaught Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
What’s the nearest station to Guston for guests?
Martin Mill station, about 1.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
How soon do we need to book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Do you cater for young children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes, it makes life easier. Put us in touch and we’ll agree the details.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Guston?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will help you decide the split.
Getting married in Guston?
Guston is about 2 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Guston or on the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Guston is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Guston to Canterbury (14 miles away).
For outdoor photos, Dover Western Heights is close by. Historic houses near Guston include Walmer Castle (4.7 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
Anywhere in CT15, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include The Street, Chance Meadow and The Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Guston, we also cover East Langdon (1 mile north-east), Church Whitfield (1 mile north-west), West Cliffe (1 mile east), Martin Mill (2 miles north-east) and Charlton-in-Dover (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (8 miles south-west), Ramsgate (13 miles north), Broadstairs (15 miles north), Deal (5 miles north-east) and Hythe (12 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Dover Castle (1.8 miles south). The countryside around Guston includes Dover Western Heights.
- Schools near Guston include Guston Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles south) and St Edmund's Catholic School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Swingate Inn (0.8 miles south-east)
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
- 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