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Wedding paella catering in Marley, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Marley and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Rustic barn weddings
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Marley
Live paella or other catering?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why us?
- We cover Marley and the whole of Kent
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Marley
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it is best served straight away. We time it around your speeches and photos. We cook canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts, and we are regularly asked to cater evening wedding food and wedding receptions after a small ceremony.
Rural weddings around Marley have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
How we price wedding paella catering
There is nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How many courses
- Timings and hours
- Distance and access to the venue
- The number of people
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The courses you’d like
- Anything your venue supplies
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Planning wedding paella catering in Marley? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Marley
Other catering in Marley
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
On the day, we liaise with your coordinator or toastmaster, so you do not have to.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Planning the cooking area
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
Questions from Marley
Can you cook near the sea around Marley?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Is Marley too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you cater in Marley?
We do. Marley is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
What do you need at the venue?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Can you feed our photographer and band?
Just add them to your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, if you need them. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Marley
Marley is about 3 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Marley, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cater in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Marley to Canterbury (12 miles away).
Historic houses near Marley include Walmer Castle (3.5 miles south-east) and Goodnestone Park (5 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. If you’re marrying at a church near Marley, such as Church of St Augustine, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
We cover weddings in every part of the CT14 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Broad Lane and Marley Lane. Close by, we cover weddings in Finglesham (1 mile north-east), Hacklinge (1 mile north-east), Northbourne (1 mile south), Ham (1 mile north-west) and Sholden Meadows (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (7 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Sandown Castle (2.7 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Marley include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby schools include Sandwich Technology School (2.1 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Crown Inn (within half a mile north-east)
Occasions we cook for in Marley
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Marley, people book us for events such as:
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Monk's Wall nature reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Marley suits an outdoor reception.
What your quote should include
- Payment terms and deposit
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What happens if it rains
- Staff numbers and hours
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
The process
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. For a summer wedding in Marley, 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. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Have a level space ready for the pans
How to get a price
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Read more
- 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