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Wedding paella catering in Stansted, Kent
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Stansted and across Kent.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Wedding paella catering for Stansted events
For event organisers in Stansted
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Events in public spaces, like parks, typically need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Wedding paella catering in Stansted, cooked live
At a wedding, paella is both the meal and a bit of a show. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. We’re frequently asked to cater evening food for extra guests and weddings with mixed diets, serving a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
Rural weddings around Stansted have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. You’ll know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Guest numbers
- Timings and hours
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Which courses you have in mind
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll suggest paellas and extras to suit.
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun.
How it works
Watching it cook is half the fun. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook while your guests chat. Golden-hour photos in Stansted at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Share the running order, including any speeches
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Connect us with your coordinator
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Stansted
Stansted is about 6 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wherever your wedding is in the TN15 area, we can bring the pans to you. Stansted is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from Stansted to London (20 miles away).
Historic houses near Stansted include Lullingstone Castle (4.7 miles west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. For guests travelling by train, Borough Green & Wrotham station is about 2.9 miles away. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of the TN15 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Parsons Lane, Plaxdale Green Road and Hatham Green Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. If your venue is just outside Stansted, we also cover Ash (2 miles north), West Kingsdown (2 miles north-west), West Yoke (2 miles north), Knatts Valley (2 miles west) and Fawkham Green (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (6 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Sevenoaks Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.8 miles south).
Places near Stansted
More for events in Stansted
Occasions we cook for in Stansted
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and because guests remember it.
Whatever you are celebrating in Stansted, paella can be the star of the food. We frequently cook for:
- Food for evening guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Planning photos in Trosley Country Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- Allergen information for each dish
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the price includes, item by item
Why live cooking beats a buffet
A buffet can leave food sitting out. Paella is served hot from the pan when guests are ready. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why choose Love Paella in Stansted
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Read Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Questions from Stansted
Is Stansted close to London?
Roughly 20 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Stansted?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What about pudding?
We do. Churros, crema catalana and tarta de Santiago are popular choices, or you can serve your own cake.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
What if our speeches run late?
Tell us and we’ll adjust. We keep in touch with your venue on the day so the paella is served fresh.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Stansted
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- 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