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Wedding Paella Catering in Ivy Hatch
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Ivy Hatch and the surrounding area.
- Rustic barn weddings
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering in Ivy Hatch
About our wedding paella catering in Ivy Hatch
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests drift over to watch the pans while the photos are being taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. We’re often asked to cater civil partnerships and vow renewals and barn and farm weddings, with canapé tapas, table tapas and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Ivy Hatch have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
Why choose live paella in Ivy Hatch?
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Paella covers them with separate pans. Live paella pricing depends on the event. 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 Ivy Hatch
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- We cover Ivy Hatch and the whole of Kent
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Read Our pricing And The cost guide.
Places near Ivy Hatch
What else we do in Ivy Hatch
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Occasions we cook for in Ivy Hatch
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Farm and barn venues
- Big weddings with every diet
Historic houses near Ivy Hatch include Ightham Mote (0.7 miles south) and Old Soar Manor (2.1 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The deposit and payment dates
- The deadline for final numbers
- How bad weather is handled
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
About the dishes
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, ideal for the drinks reception.
Step by step
Here’s how the day typically runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan at the agreed time. In Ivy Hatch, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by 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
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Ivy Hatch
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- How many staff you need
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Your choice of paellas
- Timings and hours
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- What the venue already provides
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Which courses you have in mind
- Roughly how many adults and children
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Weddings in Ivy Hatch: venues, ceremonies and travel
Ivy Hatch is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Ivy Hatch, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Ivy Hatch is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 22 miles away.
Planning photos in Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. If you are marrying at a church near Ivy Hatch, such as Ivy Hatch 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. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Ivy Hatch, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Wedding paella catering in TN15 is planned around your venue and timings. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Coach Road, Ismays Road and Stone Street Road. Other places close to Ivy Hatch for wedding paella catering include Ightham (1 mile north-east), Stone Street (1 mile west), Sheet Hill (1 mile east), Yopps Green (1 mile east) and Oldbury (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (3.6 miles west).
- Pubs nearby include The Plough pub (under half a mile south-east)
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Ivy Hatch
Do you cater 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.
Is Ivy Hatch too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
How much is live paella catering?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
How many paellas should we have?
Usually two or three, so every guest has a choice. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Do you cover Ivy Hatch?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, and Ivy Hatch is within our area. For a quote, use our quote form.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
- 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