Kent · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Weavering events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food turns food into part of your wedding in Weavering.
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Farm and barn venues
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Live wedding paella catering in Weavering
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
How our wedding paella catering works in Weavering
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. Popular choices include evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas, and we’re regularly asked to cater parties after a register office wedding and marquee and garden weddings.
A farm or garden wedding near Weavering suits live paella. We’ll need a level spot and a way to reach it. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Golden-hour photos in Weavering at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Catering across Kent, including Weavering
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue does not.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
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.
Perfect for your wedding in Weavering
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
Whatever you are celebrating in Weavering, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Farm and barn venues
- Evening wedding food
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
Planning photos in Vinters Valley Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- How each diet is kept separate
- How long the team stays
For event organisers in Weavering
Organising a club, school or community event in Weavering? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
What affects the price in Weavering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we are needed on site
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How many staff you need
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Which courses you have in mind
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The venue or postcode
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Weavering? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Weavering
What else we do in Weavering
Weavering weddings: local tips
Weavering is about 1 mile east of Maidstone, in Kent. Give us the address of your wedding in Weavering, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. We cook in 922 places in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Bearsted station, about 0.8 miles east. If you’re marrying at a church near Weavering, such as Holy Cross Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Weavering, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cover weddings in every part of the ME14 and ME15 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on Ames Avenue, Birkdale Lane and Fauchon's Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. Close by, we cover weddings in Bearsted (1 mile east), Grove Green (1 mile north-west), Penenden Heath (1 mile north-west), Foley Park (1 mile north-west) and Shepway (1 mile south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (9 miles north-east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (13 miles south-west), Faversham (14 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Maidstone Carriage Museum (1.6 miles west) and The Mall Maidstone (1.4 miles west). The countryside around Weavering includes Detling Hill.
- Local schools include Valley Park School (1 mile west)
- Local pubs include Bell Inn (0.5 miles north-east)
Weavering questions
Is Weavering close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
We are having a ceremony at Holy Cross Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Tell us what your venue provides and we’ll include the rest in the quote.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, tapas, crockery and table service.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes, it makes life easier. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Is halal food available?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in its own pan.
- 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