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Wedding paella catering in Rodmersham, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Rodmersham and Kent, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Farm and barn venues
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings with mixed diets
Live wedding paella catering in Rodmersham
FAQs for Rodmersham
Which station should guests use for Rodmersham?
Sittingbourne station, about 1.8 miles north-west of the centre.
Is Rodmersham too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
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 the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes. We’re happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Yes, include them in your numbers. Let us know when they need feeding.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, if you need them. Let us know what you have, and we will quote for the rest.
What if our speeches run late?
We adapt. We keep in touch with your venue on the day so the paella is served fresh.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Rodmersham
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. We cook canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for big weddings with every diet and barn and farm weddings.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Rodmersham, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many guests are eating
- Whether you need crockery
- Parking and unloading
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and rough timings
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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.
Who books wedding paella catering in Rodmersham?
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Rodmersham and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
If you’re hoping for photos in Cromers Wood, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
Before booking anyone
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- A clear list of what’s included
- Allergen information for each dish
- What happens if it rains
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What you get with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Catering across Kent, including Rodmersham
For event organisers in Rodmersham
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Golden-hour photos in Rodmersham at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- 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 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 your final numbers and diets
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
Planning a paella wedding in Rodmersham
Rodmersham is about 2 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For wedding paella catering in Rodmersham, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cook in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Sittingbourne station is about 1.8 miles away. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Nicholas often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Rodmersham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Here we cover the ME9 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Close by, we cover weddings in Bapchild (1 mile south), Rodmersham Green (1 mile west), Highsted (1 mile west), Radfield (1 mile north-east) and Newbury (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (5 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.4 miles north-west) and Bayford Court (1.6 miles north-west).
- Schools near Rodmersham include The Sittingbourne School (0.8 miles north)
- Local facilities include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.3 miles north-west)
Also near Rodmersham
Other catering in Rodmersham
- 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