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Wedding Paella Catering for Bodicote events
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Bodicote and the surrounding area.
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Farm and barn venues
- Garden and marquee weddings
Wedding paella catering for Bodicote events
How it works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. For a summer wedding in Bodicote, the sun sets at about 9:30pm 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. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send 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.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Bodicote
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served straight away. We time it around your speeches and photos. On the menu are Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella, and typical bookings are for sharing-style wedding meals and blessings and vow renewals.
Weddings in a place like Bodicote often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated.
- Where
- Bodicote (OX15)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning for every diet
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Book early for summer Saturdays
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
More for events in Bodicote
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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.
What affects the price in Bodicote
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Whether you need crockery
- Timings and hours
- How many staff you need
- The paellas you choose
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Where the event is
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Expected numbers
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Paella compared with other options
If you’re weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. 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’ll suggest a menu.
Why Bodicote hosts choose us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Fast service from the pan
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Menu ideas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
Bodicote questions
What’s the nearest station to Bodicote for guests?
Banbury station, about 1.5 miles north of the centre.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St John the Baptist: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
What about pudding?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Usually we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Bodicote?
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Big or small, live paella works well. Typical bookings include:
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Nearby historic houses include Broughton Castle (2.9 miles west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
Before you book anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- Space, access and power needs
- Who provides the crockery
- How long the team stays
Getting married in Bodicote?
Bodicote is about 2 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX15 area, we can cook for your guests. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire. We cook right across the region, from Bodicote to Oxford (about 20 miles away).
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Banbury station, about 1.5 miles north. Planning photos in People's Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
We cover weddings in every part of OX15. Your wedding could be at a home on High Street, Dunnock Road and Oxford Road. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Grimsbury (2 miles north), Banbury (2 miles north-west) and Milton (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (15 miles south), Bure Park (11 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (13 miles south) and Bloxham (3 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Bloxham Village Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Horton General Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Bodicote includes Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and Crouch Hill.
- Schools near Bodicote include Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College (0.9 miles north-west) and English Language Training (1.4 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Horse and Jockey pub (less than half a mile west)
- 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