Wokingham · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Cockpole Green
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Cockpole Green.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Barn and farm weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Cockpole Green
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Cockpole Green
We can do the whole day or just one part: canapés, a tapas starter, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and dessert. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, table tapas and canapé tapas, and typical bookings are for spanish-themed and destination-style weddings and weddings in a marquee or garden.
Rural weddings around Cockpole Green have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
Planning a paella wedding in Cockpole Green
Cockpole Green is about 5 miles south-west of Marlow, in Wokingham. Wherever your wedding is in the RG10 area, we can cook for your guests. Cockpole Green is one of 35 towns and villages in Wokingham where we cook. You can also see our page for Reading, about 8 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Hurley Chalk Pit is close by. Historic houses near Cockpole Green include Harleyford Manor (2.7 miles north-east) and Greenlands (3 miles north-west). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Here we cover the RG10 postcode area. Streets in the area include Warren Row Road, Hatch Gate Lane and Ashley Hill Place, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Close by, we cover weddings in Bowsey Hill (1 mile south-east), Warren Row (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile north-west), Wargrave (2 miles south) and Frogmill (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (8 miles south-west), Wokingham (8 miles south), Woodley (5 miles south), Earley (7 miles south-west), Crowthorne (11 miles south) and Lower Earley (7 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find St Mark's Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2 miles west). Open spaces near Cockpole Green include Hurley Chalk Pit and Weycock Hill.
Organising for someone else?
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Cockpole Green? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Common questions in Cockpole Green
What’s the nearest station to Cockpole Green for guests?
Shiplake station, about 1.7 miles south-west of the centre.
Do you come out to small places like Cockpole Green?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you offer tastings?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will talk you through it.
Do you come to Cockpole Green?
We do. We cook at events in Cockpole Green and across Wokingham. Send us your date to check availability.
Occasions we cook for in Cockpole Green
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: watch the pans.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Big weddings with every diet
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Food for evening guests
Couples marrying at local churches such as St Paul's Mission Church frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- How long the team stays
- A clear list of what’s included
- Any travel, parking or access charges
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The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Guests generally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. At midsummer, sunset in Cockpole Green is about 9:25pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- 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 live and serve each course as planned.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we will put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Level ground for the pans and burners
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
A closer look at the menu
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and feels more relaxed. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Why choose Love Paella in Cockpole Green
- We cover Cockpole Green and the whole of Wokingham
- Drinks service on request
- A clear, itemised quote
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Enquire early for peak dates
If things run late, and we will adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
DIY paella versus live catering
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
- 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