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Wedding paella catering in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
Planning wedding paella catering in Chalfont St Peter? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Wedding paella catering for Chalfont St Peter events
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Chalfont St Peter
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn has everyone looking forward to dinner. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and evening paella, and we’re often booked for food for evening guests and barn and farm weddings.
In Chalfont St Peter, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated.
- Location
- Chalfont St Peter (SL9)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Pick a serving style
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available if your venue does not.
Weddings in Chalfont St Peter: venues, ceremonies and travel
Chalfont St Peter is about 7 miles west of Ruislip, in Buckinghamshire. Across the SL9 area, we will come to your venue or garden. Chalfont St Peter is one of 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire we cover. You can also see our page for London, about 21 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Chenies Manor House (4.8 miles north). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. If you are hoping for photos in Bulstrode Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings.
We cater weddings across SL9. That could mean a wedding in a garden on High Street, Market Place and Hillfield Square. We also cook at weddings in Chalfont Common (1 mile north), Horn Hill (2 miles north-east), Jordans (2 miles west) and Chalfont St Giles (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover High Wycombe (8 miles west), Chesham (8 miles north), Marlow (10 miles west), Amersham (5 miles north), Beaconsfield (4 miles west) and Princes Risborough (14 miles north-west). Chalfont St Peter is among the bigger towns we cover in Buckinghamshire, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Other landmarks nearby include Chiltern Open Air Museum (2.1 miles north) and Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital (less than half a mile west). Open spaces near Chalfont St Peter include Northmoor Hill Wood and Pynesfield Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Chalfonts Community College (0.6 miles west) and Gayhurst School (1 mile south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Poachers pub (less than half a mile south)
- Local facilities include British Defence Film Library (1 mile north-west)
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The length of service
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Waiting and bar staff
- The paellas you choose
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Expected numbers
- The address or venue name
- The date and rough timings
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Places near Chalfont St Peter
Other catering in Chalfont St Peter
Occasions we cook for in Chalfont St Peter
Paella can work for the wedding breakfast, the evening, or both, so it’s flexible.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We frequently cook for:
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Barn and farm weddings
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Gerrards Cross station, about 1.3 miles south.
What your quote should include
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The venue requirements
- How bad weather is handled
- Who provides the crockery
Common questions in Chalfont St Peter
Which station should guests use for Chalfont St Peter?
The closest is Gerrards Cross station, roughly 1.3 miles away.
Could we have live paella in Bulstrode Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
What do you need at the venue?
Not a lot: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a picture.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
About the dishes
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served straight from the pan.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Chalfont St Peter
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Step by step
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 Chalfont St Peter, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically 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.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
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.
- 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