Hampshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Brockbridge, Hampshire
We cook paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Brockbridge and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
Live wedding paella catering in Brockbridge
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Wedding paella catering in Brockbridge, cooked live
Paella as evening food is popular: it’s hot, filling and quick to serve, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. For evening wedding food and civil partnerships and vow renewals, we can cook table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Brockbridge, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
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About the dishes
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Planning a paella wedding in Brockbridge
Brockbridge is about 4 miles east of Bishop's Waltham, in Hampshire. Weddings in Brockbridge are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Brockbridge to Southampton (about 12 miles away).
St Clair's Meadow nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Brockbridge suits an outdoor reception.
Wedding paella catering in SO32 is planned around your venue and your guests. Your wedding could be at a home on Mill Lane, Union Lane and High Street or the roads around them. Main roads around Brockbridge include the A32, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Other places close to Brockbridge for wedding paella catering include Droxford (1 mile south-west), Meonstoke (1 mile north-east), Corhampton (1 mile north), Exton (1 mile north) and Soberton (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (11 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (9 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south) and Horndean (7 miles south-east).
A little further out are Bishop's Waltham Museum (3.7 miles west). The countryside around Brockbridge includes St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby, you will find The Bakers Arms (under half a mile south-west)
Diets, allergies and planning
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Pick a serving style
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll follow them.
Planning the cooking area
We will be honest if a space won’t work. The main points are:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Brockbridge
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
Questions from Brockbridge
Is Brockbridge close to London?
About 58 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small places like Brockbridge?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
What do you need at the venue?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from canapés to evening food.
Live paella or other catering?
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. Golden-hour photos in Brockbridge at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Leave space around the cooking area
Ask for a quote
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Brockbridge, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How many staff you need
- The paellas you choose
- Timings and hours
- Whether you need crockery
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of the space, if you can
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
- 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