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Wedding Paella Catering in Southampton

We cook at events in 40 towns and villages in Southampton for wedding paella catering, cooked fresh in front of your guests.

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Wedding paella catering across Southampton

Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and ask us for a quote.

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Our wedding paella catering in Southampton

A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. We cook canapé tapas, evening paella and table tapas, and we’re often booked for destination-style celebrations at home and weddings with lots of dietary needs.

We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day.

Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.

What you’ll pay

If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.

Why choose Love Paella

Sangria and bar staff available
Events across Southampton
Waiting staff and crockery on request
Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests

Getting a price

Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.

Near you in Southampton

Events here are often close to Saint Mary's, St Mary's Independent School and Rockstone Place Park. You’ll also find Bevois Town Primary School (within half a mile west), The Hobbit pub (less than half a mile west) and St Anne's Catholic School (0.6 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in Southampton itself: St Denys station, handy for guests travelling by train. Well-known places in the area include Marlands Shopping Centre (1 mile south-west) and R J Mitchell Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Netley Common.

Wedding settings across Southampton

Southampton offers town venues in Shirley, Regents Park and Townhill Park and countryside settings across 4 villages and hamlets. We’ll agree where to cook with your venue. Around 40 places in Southampton are close to the coast, so we frequently plan a sheltered cooking spot for the wind.

Southampton: Netley Common nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. If you are marrying at a church near Southampton, such as Saint Mary's, 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. For a summer wedding in Southampton, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 4:00pm.

What affects the price in Southampton

These are the factors that matter most:

Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
The number of people
Parking and unloading
The paellas you choose

Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.

What to tell us

These details help us quote quickly:

Diets and allergies you know about
The address or venue name
A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
Anything your venue supplies

The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Southampton, and we will put together a menu and price.

For event organisers in Southampton

Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.

Organising a club, school or community event in Southampton? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.

What we need at the venue

Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:

An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
Level ground for the pans and burners

Should I cook it myself?

Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.

Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.

Paella compared with other options

Food vans can create long queues. Paella pans serve many guests quickly.

Questions to ask before you book

How dietary needs and allergies are handled
Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
VAT, if it applies
The wet-weather plan

Questions from Southampton

Do you do vegan paella?

Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.

How much is live paella catering?

We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.

How long do you need on site?

That depends on your menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.

Can you do gluten-free paella?

We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.

Where do you cater?

We cater across London and the South East, Southampton included. Find your area.

Can you cook indoors?

Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we’ll check with you and the venue.