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Wedding paella catering in Hickmans Green, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Hickmans Green and across Kent.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Planning an event in Hickmans Green?
What we need at the venue
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Menu ideas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
About our wedding paella catering in Hickmans Green
Saffron and garlic in the air has everyone looking forward to dinner. For rustic barn weddings and evening food for extra guests, we can cook a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and Spanish desserts and more.
There is something special about a country wedding near Hickmans Green, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Getting married in Hickmans Green?
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the ME13 area, we can cook for your guests. Hickmans Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook.
Nearby historic houses include Belmont House and Gardens (4.9 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Selling station, about 1 mile south-west. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 8 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. With the coast within about 6 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. If your venue is just outside Hickmans Green, we also cover Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Hickmans Green includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Queens Head pub (0.6 miles north)
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
Why choose Love Paella in Hickmans Green
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Timings and hours
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Guest numbers
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. Ask us for a quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Anything your venue supplies
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The date and rough timings
Send us the date, your venue or ME13 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Questions from Hickmans Green
We’re having a ceremony at St Barnabas: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Can you cook at venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How soon do we need to book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on how it is served.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Organising a club, school or community event in Hickmans Green? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. 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’ll do the cooking.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
How it works
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s still served fresh. Golden-hour photos in Hickmans Green at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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Occasions we cook for in Hickmans Green
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Planning photos in Mount Ephraim Gardens? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
Before you book anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Space, access and power needs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Whether VAT is included
Dietary needs and planning tips
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Pick a serving style
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
We generally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
- 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