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Wedding Paella Catering in Nettlestead Green
Bring the theatre of live paella to your wedding in Nettlestead Green. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Wedding paella catering near Nettlestead Green
About our wedding paella catering in Nettlestead Green
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, to suit the style of your day. We are frequently asked to cater wedding receptions after a small ceremony and garden and marquee weddings, with evening paella, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts.
Near Nettlestead Green, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
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Organising for someone else?
Throwing 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.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
What wedding paella catering costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Guest numbers
- How many courses
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Which courses you have in mind
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Nettlestead Green? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
What we need at the venue
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we offer
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
How the day works
We get there well before serving, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Guests generally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. In Nettlestead Green, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:00pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is normally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s 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.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we will make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served straight from the pan.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green is about 6 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Weddings in Nettlestead Green are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Nettlestead Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. You can also see our page for London, about 28 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (4.3 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. If you are marrying at a church near Nettlestead Green, such as St Mary's Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
We cover weddings in every part of the ME18 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Station Road, Maidstone Road and Hampstead Lane or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Nettlestead (1 mile north), Yalding (1 mile south-east), Congelow (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (2 miles north-east) and Benover (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (6 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (6 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Leybourne Castle (5 miles north) and Teapot Island (0.9 miles south-east).
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella pans serve many guests quickly. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why choose Love Paella in Nettlestead Green
- A clear, itemised quote
- Fast service from the pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
See Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Nettlestead Green questions
We’re having a ceremony at St Mary's Church: 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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come out to small places like Nettlestead Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Of course. We are happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll talk it through before the day.
What if our speeches run late?
We plan for it. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it is served at its best.
What about supplier meals?
Of course. Add your suppliers to the final numbers.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Occasions we cook for in Nettlestead Green
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
In Nettlestead Green and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Food for evening guests
Put the station on your invitation: Yalding station is about 0.5 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Space, access and power needs
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- 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