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Wedding paella catering in Iwade, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Iwade and Kent, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Wedding paella catering in Iwade
Questions from Iwade
Can you cook in Milton Creek Country Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
How soon do we need to book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
Do you cater in Iwade?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Iwade and across Kent. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Wedding paella catering in Iwade, cooked live
Mixed diets are easy at a paella wedding: every paella is cooked separately, so every guest gets a proper hot main. We cook canapé tapas, table tapas and evening paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater sharing-style wedding meals and vow renewals and civil ceremonies.
In Iwade, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. A giant pan on the lawn fits right in. Let us know about access for the van. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
How the day works
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Golden-hour photos in Iwade at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Let us know the timings for the day
Getting a price
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we’ll make suggestions. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Pick a serving style
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, normally timed after the first dance.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
What affects the price in Iwade
Your quote will be clear and itemised. What affects it most:
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before you book.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The venue or postcode
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Perfect for your wedding in Iwade
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Iwade book us for occasions like:
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with mixed diets
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of All Saints frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Who provides the crockery
- How late numbers can change
- The venue requirements
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, ideal for the drinks reception.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Weddings in Iwade: venues, ceremonies and travel
Iwade is about 2 miles north of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Iwade, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Iwade. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Iwade to Canterbury (17 miles away).
Planning photos in Milton Creek Country Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. Put the station on your invitation: Kemsley station is about 1 mile away.
We cook at weddings all over the ME9 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on The Street, Sheerstone and Sheppey Way or a nearby road, we can cook there. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Howt Green (1 mile south), Kemsley (1 mile south-east), Milton Regis (2 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (2 miles south) and Murston (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (8 miles south-east), Minster (4 miles north-east), Davington (8 miles south-east) and Foley Park (11 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Court Hall Museum (1.8 miles south) and Castle Rough (1.5 miles south-east).
- Nearby schools include Westlands School (2.4 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Woolpack pub (within half a mile north)
- Local facilities include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.8 miles south)
Nearby places to Iwade
More for events in Iwade
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- 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