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Wedding paella catering in Ardley, Oxfordshire
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Ardley and Oxfordshire, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Live wedding paella catering in Ardley
Ardley: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Ardley?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Ardley close to London?
Roughly 57 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What if our speeches run late?
Tell us and we’ll adjust. We stay in touch with your coordinator so the paella is served fresh.
What space do you need to cook?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
How much paella per person?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
How much does wedding paella catering cost in Ardley?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers and we will reply with a price.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Can you provide dessert?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Let us know if you’d like one when you ask for a quote.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Ardley
Mixed diets are easy at a paella wedding: each paella has its own pan, so every guest gets a proper hot main. On the menu are Spanish desserts, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and typical bookings are for weddings with mixed diets and parties after a register office wedding.
A wedding in a small place like Ardley frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
- Where
- Ardley (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Events we cater in Ardley
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and because guests remember it.
In Ardley and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Marquee and garden weddings
Graven Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
What your quote should include
- When final numbers are due
- If the price includes VAT
- What happens if it rains
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
Places near Ardley
Also in Ardley
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- The length of service
- How many staff you need
Larger events normally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The address or venue name
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served hot and generous.
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Why choose live paella in Ardley?
Plated wedding meals need a kitchen and more staff. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before you book.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Catering across Oxfordshire, including Ardley
Take a look at How we price Or Our guide to catering costs.
Ardley weddings: local tips
Ardley is about 4 miles north-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Weddings in Ardley are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Ardley is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 13 miles away.
If you are marrying at a church near Ardley, such as 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 it is ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, Bicester North station is about 3.8 miles away.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX27, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Church Road, Station Road and Somerton Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Ardley for wedding paella catering include Fewcott (1 mile north-west), Fritwell (1 mile north-west), Upper Heyford (2 miles south-west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles south) and Souldern (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north-west), Bicester (4 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south), Headington Quarry (13 miles south) and Bure Park (3 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Ardley Castle (under half a mile west) and Bicester Community Hospital (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ardley include Graven Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox and Hounds pub (within half a mile north-east)
Step by step
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so even a long queue moves. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. At midsummer, sunset in Ardley is about 9:30pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 9:00pm in late May and 7:10pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Getting a price
Planning wedding paella catering in Ardley? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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For event organisers in Ardley
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
What we need at the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- 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