Surrey · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Chiddingfold events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Chiddingfold and the surrounding area.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Wedding paella catering in Chiddingfold
Your questions about wedding paella catering in Chiddingfold
Can you cook at venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Is Chiddingfold close to London?
About 35 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you cook inside?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We will make a plan B with you.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind in your enquiry.
Do you do vegan paella?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
What space do you need to cook?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Chiddingfold
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas, and typical bookings are for evening food for extra guests and barn and farm weddings.
Near Chiddingfold, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That’s exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
The process
Your timings come first. If things run behind, we hold the paella at the right stage so it is still served fresh. Golden-hour photos in Chiddingfold 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 7:05pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- Together we plan each course and confirm the price.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Ask for a quote
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Planners, venues and businesses
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
What else we do in Chiddingfold
Catering for every guest
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, usually timed after the first dance.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
What’s in the pans
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables.
Evening paella
Evening paella is hot, filling and fun.
Who books wedding paella catering in Chiddingfold?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Barn and farm weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Weddings with mixed diets
If you are marrying at a church near Chiddingfold, such as St Teresa of Avila Church, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- If the price includes VAT
- The deposit and payment dates
- When final numbers are due
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Dessert
Live paella or other catering?
Compared with formal catering, live paella is relaxed and sociable, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- A quote that spells everything out
- We cover Chiddingfold and the whole of Surrey
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Take a look at Our pricing Or What paella catering costs.
Weddings in Chiddingfold: venues, ceremonies and travel
Chiddingfold is about 10 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. For a wedding in Chiddingfold, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices in and around Chiddingfold. We cook in all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. Our events stretch from Chiddingfold to Guildford (about 10 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Witley station, about 1.5 miles north. For outdoor photos, Hydon's Ball is close by. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Chiddingfold, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
This part of Surrey takes in GU8. Your wedding could be at a home on Pathfield, Roseneath Drive and Woodside Road. Other places close to Chiddingfold for wedding paella catering include Hambledon (2 miles north), Highstreet Green (2 miles east), Wormley (2 miles north), Sandhills (2 miles north-west) and Brook (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (10 miles north), Woking (14 miles north), Farnham (10 miles north-west), Dorking (15 miles north-east), Frimley (14 miles north) and Haslemere (4 miles south-west).
A little further out are Haslemere and District Hospital (3.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Chiddingfold include Upper Lake and Hydon's Ball.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Swan Inn (under half a mile south-east)
- 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