Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Harbledown events
Looking for wedding paella catering in Harbledown? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Planning an event in Harbledown?
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
About our wedding paella catering in Harbledown
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the meal arrives hot and generous. We cook Spanish desserts, table tapas and canapé tapas, and we’re often booked for farm and barn venues and destination-style celebrations at home.
Near Harbledown, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Diets, allergies and planning
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Count day and evening guests separately
On the day, we liaise with your coordinator or toastmaster, so you don’t have to.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
Getting married in Harbledown?
Harbledown is about 1 mile west of Canterbury, in Kent. We bring wedding paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Harbledown and the surrounding area. Harbledown is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook.
If you are marrying at a church near Harbledown, such as St Michael and All Angels Church or St Thomas of Canterbury Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. For outdoor photos, Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by. The sea is within about 6 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in CT2, we can cook for your guests. Your wedding could be at a home on Lanfranc Gardens, Mill Lane and Church Hill. Close by, we cover weddings in Rough Common (1 mile north-west), Wincheap (1 mile south-east), Thanington (1 mile south), Upper Harbledown (1 mile west) and Canterbury (1 mile east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles south-west), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Folkestone (14 miles south), Whitstable (5 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (0.9 miles east) and Sidney Cooper Museum (0.9 miles east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include The Canterbury Academy (less than half a mile south-east) and St Edmund's School (0.6 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Monument Inn (0.6 miles east)
About the dishes
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking before the paella arrives.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you’re free to enjoy your wedding. Any tapas or canapés are served first as the rice is cooking. For a summer wedding in Harbledown, 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’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
How to get a price
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.
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Events we cater in Harbledown
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Harbledown and Kent:
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Put the station on your invitation: Canterbury West station is about 0.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if it rains
- If the price includes VAT
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Who provides the crockery
Common questions in Harbledown
How far is Harbledown from London?
About 52 miles from central London.
Can you cater a reception after a service at St Michael and All Angels Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking generally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we will explain the options.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Live paella or other catering?
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan when guests are ready. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Harbledown
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- We cover Harbledown and the whole of Kent
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our prices page Or Our guide to catering costs.
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- 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