Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Buckskin events
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Buckskin and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Farm and barn venues
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Wedding paella catering in Buckskin
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Buckskin
We can add sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff, so the catering fits the way you want your day to feel. Typical bookings include relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and weddings in a marquee or garden, serving canapé tapas, Spanish desserts and table tapas.
A farm or garden wedding near Buckskin suits live paella. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan.
Planning for every diet
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables, whichever suits your day.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Nearby places to Buckskin
Also in Buckskin
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Planners, venues and businesses
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Evening paella
Fresh pans for evening guests, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Space, weather and the venue
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
Planning a paella wedding in Buckskin
Buckskin is about 1 mile west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Buckskin or on the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Buckskin is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 15 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include The Vyne (3.8 miles north-east). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. For outdoor photos, Farleigh Hill is close by, and the countryside around Buckskin suits an outdoor reception.
We cater weddings across the RG22 and RG23 postcode area. Your wedding could be at a home on Warham Road, Church Lane and Wayside Road or the roads around them. If your venue is just outside Buckskin, we also cover Worting (1 mile north-west), Winklebury (1 mile north-east), South Ham (1 mile east), Kempshott (1 mile south) and Brighton Hill (1 mile south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (14 miles north-east), Tadley (7 miles north), Bordon (15 miles south-east) and Hook (8 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (1.6 miles north) and The Malls (2 miles east). Open spaces near Buckskin include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Nearby schools include Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.5 miles east) and Coppice Spring School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The White Hart Inn (less than half a mile north)
How the day works
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. We need a level, ventilated spot, which we agree with you beforehand. Golden-hour photos in Buckskin at midsummer come around 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Leave space around the cooking area
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Common questions in Buckskin
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Thomas A Becket?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Buckskin close to London?
About 48 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How long do you need on site?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Is halal food available?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Can you cater the whole day?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from the drinks reception to the evening.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Hampshire included. See all areas.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will explain how it works.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Whether you need crockery
- How long we’re needed on site
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the space, if you can
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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 suits a relaxed style. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why us?
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our prices page Or The cost guide.
- 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