Guests at long tables under trees strung with festoon lights at an evening reception

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Wedding Paella Catering for Blackness events

Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Blackness: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests.

Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Evening wedding food

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Catering for every guest

We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:

Send us the running order and speech times
Pick a serving style
Tell us how many evening guests to expect
Include any suppliers you are feeding

The pans are often set up where guests can see them, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.

Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.

Wedding paella catering in Blackness, cooked live

We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. We are often asked to cater garden and marquee weddings and evening wedding food, with canapé tapas, table tapas and Spanish desserts.

There is something special about a country wedding near Blackness, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.

Area: Blackness (BN24)
Area hub: East Sussex
Special diets: Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
Also available: Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
Quote: Quoted for your event
Page updated: 23 October 2026

An outdoor evening reception lit by festoon lights in the trees

For planners, venues and organisers

Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.

Organising a club, school or community event in Blackness? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.

How the day works

Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. For a summer wedding in Blackness, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:00pm in late September, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.

You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture 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.
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.

How to prepare

Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
Have a level space ready for the pans

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Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.

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A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.

Your questions about wedding paella catering in Blackness

We are having a ceremony at St Luke's Church: 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. Tell us where the reception will be.

Is Blackness close to London?

About 50 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.

Will there be enough food?

We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.

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.

Do you cater for coeliacs?

Yes, on request. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.

Where do you cater?

London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.

Can you do sangria?

Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.

Do you have a kids’ option?

Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.

What wedding paella catering costs

These are the factors that matter most:

Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
How long we’re needed on site
Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Distance and access to the venue

Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.

Details that help

You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:

A picture of where we’d cook
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
The venue or postcode
Anything your venue supplies

We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.

Planning a paella wedding in Blackness

Blackness is about 2 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Anywhere in BN24, we can cook for your guests. Blackness is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we cook. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 18 miles away.

Put the station on your invitation: Pevensey & Westham station is about 1.5 miles away. For outdoor photos, Combe Hill is close by. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles of Blackness, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. With the coast within about 4 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.

Anywhere in BN24, we can bring wedding paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Forge Place, Hailsham Road and Hankham Road. If your venue is just outside Blackness, we also cover Hankham (1 mile north-east), Stone Cross (1 mile south-east), Polegate (2 miles west), Lower Willingdon (2 miles south-west) and Willingdon (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (9 miles west), Lewes (13 miles west), Hailsham (3 miles north-west) and St Leonards (12 miles east).

Well-known places in the area include Pevensey Court House Museum And Gaol (1.9 miles east) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Blackness includes Combe Hill.

Schools near Blackness include Causeway School (0.9 miles south)
Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (within half a mile south)

Is live paella right for your wedding?

Choosing between paella and a traditional menu?, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.

Why us?

Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Sangria and bar staff available
Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Fast service from the pan

See How we price And Our guide to catering costs.

Events we cater in Blackness

It works as a wedding breakfast or evening food, so it’s flexible.

Live paella works for big and small events alike. Typical bookings include:

Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Evening wedding food
Farm and barn venues
Weddings in a marquee or garden

Historic houses near Blackness include Michelham Priory (4.4 miles north-west) and Horselunges Manor (4.9 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.