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Wedding Paella Catering in Ash Vale
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Ash Vale.
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Rustic barn weddings
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Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Ash Vale
At a wedding, paella is both the meal and a bit of a show. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater weddings with mixed diets and rustic barn weddings.
For a smaller place like Ash Vale, a garden or farm wedding is frequently the dream. We need level ground and access. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
What affects the price in Ash Vale
These are the factors that matter most:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Your choice of paellas
- Travel, parking and access
- How many staff you need
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 you book.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The address or venue name
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote.
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
Events we cater in Ash Vale
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Ash Vale and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Food for evening guests
If you’re marrying at a church near Ash Vale, such as St Mary's Church, 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.
What your quote should include
- Who provides the crockery
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Space, access and power needs
- The wet-weather plan
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Step by step
Serving is fast: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. Golden-hour photos in Ash Vale 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.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Leave space around the cooking area
Getting 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.
Planning help
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Ash Vale
Ash Vale is about 2 miles north-east of Aldershot, in Surrey. Tell us where your wedding in Ash Vale will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up before the day. We cater in all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 7 miles away.
Danger Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. Nearby historic houses include Wanborough Manor (3.6 miles south-east) and Farnham Castle (4.7 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Here we cover the GU12 and GU14 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a home on Station Road East, Station Road West and Waverley Drive. Main roads around Ash Vale include the B3165 and B3166, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. Close by, we cover weddings in Ash (1 mile south), North Camp (1 mile north-west), Mytchett (2 miles north), Ash Green (2 miles south-east) and Aldershot (2 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Guildford (7 miles east), Woking (7 miles north-east), Camberley (5 miles north), Farnham (5 miles south-west), Egham (14 miles north-east) and Frimley (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Frimley Park Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Farnham Castle (4.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Aunt's Pool and Ash Ranges.
- Schools near Ash Vale include The Wavell School (1.4 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Swan pub (less than half a mile east)
- Other local spots include National Aerospace Library (2 miles north-west)
Is live paella right for your wedding?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Ash Vale hosts choose us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Sangria and bar staff available
- We cover Ash Vale and the whole of Surrey
- Live cooking, not reheated food
About the dishes
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, quick to serve and filling.
Desserts
A sweet finish: Spanish desserts or your own cake.
Other catering in Ash Vale
Questions from Ash Vale
Which station should guests use for Ash Vale?
Ash Vale station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre.
Can you cook in Ramillies Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
What about supplier meals?
Of course. Add your suppliers to the final numbers and we will plan for them.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Tell us your date and numbers for a clear quote.
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. Our advice:
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Connect us with your coordinator
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
- 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