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Wedding Paella Catering in Hales Place
Planning wedding paella catering in Hales Place? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Planning an event in Hales Place?
Wedding paella catering in Hales Place, made fresh on the day
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. Typical bookings include weddings with lots of dietary needs and weddings in a marquee or garden, with table tapas, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts.
A farm or garden wedding near Hales Place suits live paella. We need level ground and access. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
What affects the price in Hales Place
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Timings and hours
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many guests are eating
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Hales Place? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
What’s in the pans
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Live paella or other catering?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why choose Love Paella in Hales Place
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Drinks service on request
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- We cover Hales Place and the whole of Kent
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Hales Place
Hales Place is about 1 mile north of Canterbury, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Hales Place, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Hales Place is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook.
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Hales Place suits an outdoor reception. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Stephen often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive. With the coast within about 6 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in CT2 and CT1, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Downs Road, Godden Road and Tunstall Road. Other places close to Hales Place for wedding paella catering include Canterbury (1 mile south), Harbledown (1 mile south-west), Rough Common (1 mile west), Wincheap (2 miles south) and Upper Harbledown (2 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (15 miles south) and Ramsgate (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (1.4 miles south). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Hales Place include Archbishop's School (within half a mile south-west) and St Edmund's School (0.9 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Ye Olde Beverlie Inn (less than half a mile south)
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us when speeches will be
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue does not.
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How it works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. At midsummer, sunset in Hales Place is about 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.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Who books wedding paella catering in Hales Place?
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Hales Place, people book us for occasions like:
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Destination-style celebrations at home
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Canterbury West station, about 0.8 miles south.
What your quote should include
- How each diet is kept separate
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
For planners, venues and organisers
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
FAQs for Hales Place
Can you cook near the sea around Hales Place?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Is Hales Place close to London?
About 53 miles from central London.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
What if our speeches run late?
Tell us and we’ll adjust. We stay in touch with your coordinator so the paella is served fresh.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Hales Place.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from the drinks reception to the evening.
- 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