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Wedding paella catering in Parkgate, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Parkgate and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Farm and barn venues
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Planning an event in Parkgate?
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. Golden-hour photos in Parkgate at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
How our wedding paella catering works in Parkgate
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. On the menu are evening paella, canapé tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and typical bookings are for weddings with a Spanish theme and food for evening guests.
There is something special about a country wedding near Parkgate, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Parkgate?
Paella can work for the wedding breakfast, the evening, or both, so it’s flexible.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Parkgate, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Garden and marquee weddings
Historic houses near Parkgate include Smallhythe Place (3.7 miles south-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before booking anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- When payment is due
- How bad weather is handled
Why live cooking beats a buffet
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why Parkgate hosts choose us
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Also near Parkgate
Also in Parkgate
How we price wedding paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The paellas you choose
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
- Parking and unloading
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and rough timings
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
If things run late, and we will adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Parkgate: your questions answered
Can you cook in Wattle Wood?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
How far is Parkgate from London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
What do you need at the venue?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
Can we try the food first?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we’ll explain how it works.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Parkgate.
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Getting married in Parkgate?
Parkgate is about 10 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the TN30 area, we will come to your venue or garden. Parkgate is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
Planning photos in Wattle Wood? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Parkgate, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Anywhere in TN30, we can cook for your guests. From Cranbrook Road, Millpond Lane and Tenterden Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Clapper Hill (1 mile north-west), East End (1 mile west), Strood (2 miles south), Fosten Green (2 miles north-west) and London Beach (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north), Paddock Wood (13 miles north-west), Bearsted (13 miles north) and Park Wood (12 miles north).
A little further out are Mervyn Quinlan Museum (1.5 miles west) and Benenden Hospital (1.5 miles west).
A closer look at the menu
Desserts
A sweet finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
- 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