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Wedding Paella Catering for Burpham events
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Burpham.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Barn and farm weddings
Planning an event in Burpham?
How our wedding paella catering works in Burpham
Paella has a natural rhythm: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served right away. We time it around your speeches and photos. For farm and barn venues and civil partnerships and vow renewals, we will put together a menu of table tapas, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
Weddings in a place like Burpham frequently feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Tell us about access to the field or garden. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Getting married in Burpham?
Burpham is about 1 mile north-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Weddings in Burpham are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Burpham is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover.
Planning photos in Riverside Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. For outdoor photos, Pewley Hill is close by, and the countryside around Burpham suits an outdoor reception. With the Surrey Hills National Landscape within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Here we cover the GU4 and GU1 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Your wedding could be at a home on Clay Lane, Wells Road and London Road or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Merrow (1 mile south-east), Jacobs Well (1 mile north-west), Abbotswood (1 mile south-west), Guildford (1 mile south-west) and Bellfields (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Woking (4 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Epsom (13 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west), Ewell (14 miles north-east) and Egham (12 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Guildford Castle (2 miles south-west) and Surrey Infantry Museum (1.4 miles east). Open spaces near Burpham include Silent Pool and Pewley Down.
- Local schools include Burpham Foundation Primary School (within half a mile north-west) and St Peter's Catholic School (0.8 miles south-east)
The process
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. For a summer wedding in Burpham, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is normally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Plan cover in case of rain
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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What’s in the pans
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served straight from the pan.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Burpham?
It is a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where plated meals are harder.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Farm and barn venues
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Evening food for extra guests
Historic houses near Burpham include Clandon Park (1.7 miles east) and Guildford Castle (2 miles south-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Questions to ask before you book
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- What the price includes, item by item
- VAT, if it applies
Nearby places to Burpham
What else we do in Burpham
What we need at the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Burpham
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. There’s 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?
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read Our pricing Or What paella catering costs.
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Pick a serving style
- Send us the running order and speech times
We generally set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
Questions from Burpham
Do you cater in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Burpham for guests?
The closest is London Road (Guildford) station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Can we try the food first?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we’ll explain how it works.
What if the timings change?
We adapt. We keep in touch with your venue on the day so the paella is served fresh.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so contact us early.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Burpham.
How long does the paella take?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
- 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