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Wedding Paella Catering in Aaron's Hill
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Aaron's Hill: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests.
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Planning an event in Aaron's Hill?
Wedding paella catering in Aaron's Hill, cooked live
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. Popular choices include a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and table tapas, and we’re frequently booked for wedding receptions after a small ceremony and evening food for extra guests.
In Aaron's Hill, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Tell us about access to the field or garden. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, quick to serve and filling.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Who books wedding paella catering in Aaron's Hill?
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Nearby historic houses include Loseley Park (2.5 miles north-east) and Wanborough Manor (3.6 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if it rains
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether travel is included
- How late numbers can change
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Weddings in Aaron's Hill: venues, ceremonies and travel
Aaron's Hill is about 1 mile west of Godalming, in Surrey. We cater weddings at gardens, halls and venues around Aaron's Hill and the surrounding area. We cook in 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Godalming station, about 0.6 miles east. If you’re marrying at a church near Aaron's Hill, such as St Mark's Church and Community Centre, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so the meal is ready when you arrive. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Aaron's Hill, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
For wedding paella catering in GU7, we plan around your venue and timings. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Mayen Road, Grove Road and Holly Lane or the roads around them. You will find Aaron's Hill on the A3100, so it is easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Upper Eashing (1 mile west), Godalming (1 mile east), Lower Eashing (1 mile west), Milford (1 mile south-west) and Tuesley (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (5 miles north-east), Woking (10 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north), Farnham (7 miles west), Dorking (13 miles east) and Frimley (10 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Godalming Museum (0.7 miles east) and Guildford Castle (4.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Aaron's Hill include Frith Hill and Lower Lake.
- Schools near Aaron's Hill include St Hilary's School (0.6 miles east) and Godalming College (0.8 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Inn on the Lake (less than half a mile south-east)
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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. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Events in Aaron's Hill and across Surrey
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Book early for summer Saturdays
If things run late, and we will adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Common questions in Aaron's Hill
Is Aaron's Hill close to London?
About 32 miles from central London.
Can you cook in Phillips Memorial Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
Do you offer tastings?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we will explain how it works.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Generally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
The process
The paella is cooked in giant, shallow pans over gas burners. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, which we agree with you beforehand. Golden-hour photos in Aaron's Hill at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Getting ready for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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