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Wedding Paella Catering for Apuldram events
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Apuldram. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- Farm and barn venues
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding paella catering for Apuldram events
About our wedding paella catering in Apuldram
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Popular choices include evening paella, canapé tapas and Spanish desserts, and typical bookings are for vow renewals and civil ceremonies and garden and marquee weddings.
Near Apuldram, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Area
- Apuldram (PO20, PO19)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Live paella or other catering?
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Why Apuldram hosts choose us
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
See How we price And The cost guide.
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What else we do in Apuldram
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Whether you need crockery
- How many staff you need
- Timings and hours
- The paellas you choose
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and rough timings
- A picture of where we’d cook
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Apuldram
Apuldram is about 2 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in PO20, we can cook for your guests. We cook in 371 places across West Sussex. Our events stretch from Apuldram to Southampton (about 27 miles away).
If you are marrying at a church near Apuldram, such as The Parish Church of St Mary, 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. Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Chichester station, about 1.2 miles north-east.
Wherever your wedding is in PO20 and PO19, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Dell Quay Road, Appledram Lane South and Donnington Park or the roads around them. Close by, we cover weddings in Fishbourne (1 mile north), Bosham Hoe (2 miles west), Broadbridge (2 miles north-west), Bosham (2 miles west) and West Itchenor (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (6 miles south-east), Selsey (6 miles south), Littlehampton (12 miles east), Emsworth (6 miles west), Rustington (13 miles east) and Angmering (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Chichester Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (2.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Apuldram includes Stoke Down and Nutborne Marshes.
- Schools near Apuldram include Bishop Luffa School (1.3 miles north) and The Prebendal School (1.4 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Black Horse Public House (0.7 miles south)
Events we cater in Apuldram
It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it fits any plan.
Whatever you are celebrating in Apuldram, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Farm and barn venues
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Historic houses near Apuldram include Goodwood House (4.4 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit and payment dates
- How long the team stays
- Allergen information for each dish
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
What’s in the pans
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Questions from Apuldram
Is Apuldram too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
We’re having a ceremony at The Parish Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Can you supply plates?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Apuldram?
The price depends on numbers, menu, courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes. We’re happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Where we can cook in Apuldram
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Apuldram
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
Should I cook it myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. For a summer wedding in Apuldram, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm 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.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
- 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