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Wedding paella catering in Stowting Common, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Stowting Common and Kent, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Wedding paella catering for Stowting Common events
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Stowting Common
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. For parties after a register office wedding and evening wedding food, we’ll put together a menu of a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and canapé tapas and more.
Near Stowting Common, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
We generally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Paella compared with other options
A buffet can leave food sitting out. Paella is served hot from the pan. The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Stowting Common hosts choose us
- We cover Stowting Common and the whole of Kent
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Perfect for your wedding in Stowting Common
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Evening wedding food
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Weddings with mixed diets
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Westenhanger station, about 3.7 miles south.
Comparing caterers
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether travel is included
- Allergen information for each dish
- What the price includes, item by item
The menu, dish by dish
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana.
Getting married in Stowting Common?
Stowting Common is about 6 miles north of Hythe, in Kent. Weddings in Stowting Common are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Stowting Common is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We cook right across the region, from Stowting Common to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Westenhanger Castle (3.7 miles south) and Acrise Place (4.5 miles east). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. For outdoor photos, Tolsford Hill is close by. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Stowting Common, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. The sea is within about 6 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
We cover weddings in every part of the TN25 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Brabourne Lane and Stowting Hill; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in Stowting (1 mile south), Hemsted (1 mile south-east), Skeete (2 miles south-east), Woodland (2 miles south-east) and Rhodes Minnis (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (7 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find William Harvey Hospital (5.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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 for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is 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 Stowting Common at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
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Common questions in Stowting Common
Is Stowting Common close to London?
Roughly 54 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cater in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Stowting Common?
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers and we will reply with a price.
How much paella per person?
Pans are sized to your numbers and other courses. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you work with our venue?
Of course. We’ll speak to your venue about access and timings.
More for events in Stowting Common
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- The length of service
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Distance and access to the venue
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Where the event is
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Which courses you have in mind
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
- 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