Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Colden Common
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Colden Common: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Rustic barn weddings
Book wedding paella catering in Colden Common
What we need at the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
Wedding paella catering in Colden Common, cooked live
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn has everyone looking forward to dinner. Typical bookings include wedding receptions after a small ceremony and marquee and garden weddings, serving a paella wedding breakfast, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas.
Weddings in a place like Colden Common frequently feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Tell us about access to the field or garden. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The number of people
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A photo of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can use our quote form.
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
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.
Live paella or other catering?
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella pans serve many guests quickly. 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 Colden Common hosts choose us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read How we price And The cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
What happens on the day
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so large groups are fed quickly. When service is finished, we pack down. Golden-hour photos in Colden Common 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.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
How to get a price
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
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Colden Common questions
Is Colden Common close to London?
Roughly 63 miles from the centre of London.
We’re having a ceremony at Church of the Holy Trinity: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on how it’s served.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Do you take everything away?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Do you come to Colden Common?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Colden Common. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can we try the food first?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we will talk you through it.
What if our speeches run late?
We plan for it. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it’s ready when you are.
Occasions we cook for in Colden Common
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Evening wedding food
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Blessings and vow renewals
Nearby historic houses include South Stoneham House (4.8 miles south-west). Historic houses and estates frequently have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue.
Comparing caterers
- Staff numbers and hours
- A clear list of what’s included
- The wet-weather plan
- If the price includes VAT
Also near Colden Common
Other catering in Colden Common
Colden Common weddings: local tips
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cook at weddings in homes, gardens and venues in Colden Common and nearby villages. We cater in 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 6 miles away.
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of the Holy Trinity frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north.
Wedding paella catering in SO21 and SO50 is planned around your venue and timings. Local streets include St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
- Nearby schools include Thornden School (2 miles west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
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