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Wedding paella catering in Oversland, Kent
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Oversland: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, in full view of your guests.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Blessings and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering near Oversland
Wedding paella catering in Oversland, made fresh on the day
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests drift over to watch the pans while the photos are being taken, and the meal arrives hot and generous. Typical bookings include vow renewals and civil ceremonies and sharing-style wedding meals, serving a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and table tapas.
Rural weddings around Oversland have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
What wedding paella catering costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- How long we’re needed on site
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many staff you need
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- Roughly how many adults and children
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Planning the cooking area
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
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.
Oversland: your questions answered
Is Oversland too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Peter and St Paul: 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 generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Can paella feel formal?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on how it is served.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Oversland.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Will you talk to our venue?
Of course. We will speak to your venue about access and timings.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Oversland weddings: local tips
Oversland is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the ME13 area, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
For outdoor photos, Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by. If you are hoping for photos in Mount Ephraim Gardens, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Oversland, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of Kent takes in ME13, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Dunkirk Road and South Street, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. For weddings just outside Oversland, we cover Winterbourne (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile west), Hickmans Green (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (10 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.3 miles east) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Sondes Arms (0.7 miles west)
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What you get with us
- Drinks service on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
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The process
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. For a summer wedding in Oversland, 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 normally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us your 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 clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Plan cover in case of rain
Get a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Oversland, and we will put together a menu and price.
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