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Wedding Paella Catering for Colgate events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Colgate: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests.
- Evening food for extra guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Wedding paella catering in Colgate
Wedding paella catering in Colgate, made fresh on the day
Paella has a natural rhythm: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We time it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include marquee and garden weddings and parties after a register office wedding, serving table tapas, canapé tapas and evening paella.
Rural weddings around Colgate have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
- Where
- Colgate (RH13, RH12)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
The process
Here’s how the day normally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. At midsummer, sunset in Colgate is about 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each 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.
Before we arrive
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
Send us the date, your venue or RH13 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Colgate
What else we do in Colgate
Questions from Colgate
We are having a ceremony at St. Saviour's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Tell us where the reception will be.
Which station should guests use for Colgate?
Faygate station, about 1.3 miles north-west of the centre.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How many different paellas?
Normally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Do you cover Colgate?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Colgate and the rest of West Sussex. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
What if our speeches run late?
Tell us and we’ll adjust. We stay in touch with your coordinator and time the rice so it’s served at its best.
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How long we’re needed on site
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Getting an accurate quote
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The address or venue name
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- A picture of the cooking space, if it is a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, use our quote form.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Dessert
A closer look at the menu
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask about your date as soon as you have one
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
- Tell us when speeches will be
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, timed for after the first dance.
Crockery, cutlery and waiting staff are available.
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Colgate? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Should I cook it myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Paella compared with other options
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Colgate
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
Planning a paella wedding in Colgate
Colgate is about 3 miles south-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. From the centre of Colgate to the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cook in all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 18 miles away.
If you are hoping for photos in Target Hill Park, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. Couples marrying at local churches such as St. Saviour's Church often hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH13 and RH12, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Forest Road, Vicarage Close and Blackhouse Road. If your venue is just outside Colgate, we also cover Kilnwood Vale (1 mile north), Faygate (1 mile north-west), Broadfield (2 miles north-east), Roffey (2 miles west) and Handcross (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (3 miles north-east), Horsham (4 miles west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles south-east), East Grinstead (11 miles east) and Storrington (14 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Crawley Museum (3.4 miles north-east) and County Mall (3.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Colgate include Tilgate Lake and Warnham LNR.
- Schools near Colgate include Cottesmore School (1.3 miles east) and Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School (2.2 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Dragon pub (less than half a mile west)
- 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