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Wedding Paella Catering for Ospringe events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Ospringe.
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Evening wedding food
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
Wedding paella catering in Ospringe
Why choose live paella in Ospringe?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why Ospringe hosts choose us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- A clear, itemised quote
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
About our wedding paella catering in Ospringe
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Popular choices include evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we are often booked for relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and destination-style celebrations at home.
For a smaller place like Ospringe, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We’ll need a level spot and a way to reach it. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
DIY paella versus live catering
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’ll do the cooking.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Also in Ospringe
Dietary needs and planning tips
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
We keep in touch with your venue coordinator or toastmaster on the day, so you don’t have to.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Planning a paella wedding in Ospringe
Ospringe is about 1 mile south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Weddings in Ospringe are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
Planning photos in Oare Meadow? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. Historic houses near Ospringe include Belmont House and Gardens (3 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
This part of Kent takes in ME13, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Water Lane, Lower Road and Capel Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Whitehill (1 mile south), Faversham (1 mile north-east), Davington (1 mile north-east), Brogdale (1 mile south) and Preston (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east) and Herne Bay (12 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Newnham Castle (3.5 miles south-west).
- Schools near Ospringe include The Abbey School (0.6 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Maison Dieu pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Questions from Ospringe
Which station should guests use for Ospringe?
The closest is Faversham station, roughly 0.8 miles away.
How far is Ospringe from London?
Roughly 44 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What if the weather’s bad?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a picture if you are not sure.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The paellas you choose
- The number of people
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Timings and hours
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Which courses you have in mind
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
What’s in the pans
Desserts
To finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, served quickly so the party keeps going.
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. For a summer wedding in Ospringe, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- 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 clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Ospringe? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Planning help
Occasions we cook for in Ospringe
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if it rains
- Whether travel is included
- The deadline for final numbers
- 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