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Wedding Paella Catering in Skeete
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Skeete and the surrounding area.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Farm and barn venues
Wedding paella catering in Skeete
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Skeete
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served right away. We time it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include receptions after an intimate ceremony and weddings with mixed diets, with table tapas, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast.
Near Skeete, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That’s exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
How we price wedding paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The length of service
- How many guests are eating
- Whether you need crockery
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Diets and allergies you know about
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Skeete? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
Other catering in Skeete
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Skeete
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Skeete from London?
About 56 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you serve drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
Do you cater in Skeete?
We do. Skeete is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
What happens on the day
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. For a summer wedding in Skeete, 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 typically 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.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Name one person we can ask on the day
How to get a price
Planning wedding paella catering in Skeete? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
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Wedding venues and ceremonies near Skeete
Skeete is about 4 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Skeete, and we will plan the journey and set-up before the day. Skeete is one of 922 places in Kent where we cook. Our events stretch from Skeete to Canterbury (10 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Westenhanger station, about 2.5 miles south-west. For outdoor photos, Tolsford Hill is close by, and the countryside around Skeete suits an outdoor reception. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. The sea is within about 5 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
We cook at weddings all over the CT18 postcode area and the streets around it. Close by, we cover weddings in Woodland (1 mile north-east), Hemsted (1 mile north), Lyminge (1 mile east), Rhodes Minnis (1 mile north-east) and Postling (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (8 miles west), Canterbury (10 miles north), Dover (10 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles south-east), Faversham (15 miles north-west) and Hythe (4 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Royal Victoria Hospital (5.6 miles south-east) and Saltwood Castle (3.4 miles south). The countryside around Skeete includes Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Paella compared with other options
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- We cover Skeete and the whole of Kent
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- A quote that spells everything out
- Live cooking, not reheated food
See Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Menu ideas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
Who books wedding paella catering in Skeete?
Sharing food gets tables chatting.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Skeete, people book us for occasions like:
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Barn and farm weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Nearby historic houses include Westenhanger Castle (2.7 miles south-west) and Acrise Place (3.2 miles east). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
What your quote should include
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How long the team stays
- What happens if it rains
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we will adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
- 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