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Wedding Paella Catering in Whitfield
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Whitfield: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Marquee and garden weddings
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How our wedding paella catering works in Whitfield
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served straight away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and evening food for extra guests, with canapé tapas, evening paella and table tapas.
A farm or garden wedding near Whitfield suits live paella. We need level ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
Who books wedding paella catering in Whitfield?
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters with a big guest list.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Whitfield, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Planning photos in Old Park Hill? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Before booking anyone
- When final numbers are due
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- Allergen information for each dish
- Space, access and power needs
Whitfield questions
How far is Whitfield from London?
Roughly 64 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Peter: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking normally happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, in front of your guests.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we will talk you through it.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We will suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you come to Whitfield?
Yes, we do. Whitfield is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
How it works
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s still served fresh. In Whitfield, midsummer sunset is about 9:15pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:00pm, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Getting a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Whitfield
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. What affects it most:
- How many staff you need
- Timings and hours
- The number of people
- Whether you need crockery
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The venue or postcode
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
What we need at the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
Paella compared with other options
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. Larger events generally cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Whitfield hosts choose us
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Fast service from the pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we will adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue doesn’t.
Working with your venue
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so guests are fed quickly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Also in Whitfield
Planning a paella wedding in Whitfield
Whitfield is about 1 mile north of Dover, in Kent. For a wedding in Whitfield, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 12 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Whitfield, such as Church of St Peter, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. For outdoor photos, Dover Western Heights is close by, and the countryside around Whitfield suits an outdoor reception. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Whitfield, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
This part of Kent takes in CT16, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a home on Khartoum Square, Wheatsheaf Square and Alison Crescent or the roads around them. Other places close to Whitfield for wedding paella catering include Temple Ewell (1 mile south-west), River (1 mile south-west), Kearsney (1 mile south-west), Dover (1 mile south) and Lydden (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (8 miles south-west), Ramsgate (13 miles north), Broadstairs (15 miles north-east), Deal (6 miles north-east) and Hythe (11 miles south-west).
A little further out are Buckland Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Dover Transport Museum (0.7 miles south). Open spaces near Whitfield include Dover Western Heights.
- Local schools include St Edmund's Catholic School (1.7 miles south)
- 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