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Wedding Paella Catering for Crooked Billet events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Crooked Billet: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Farm and barn venues
Live wedding paella catering in Crooked Billet
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Crooked Billet
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous and celebratory. For garden and marquee weddings and destination-style celebrations at home, we can cook canapé tapas, evening paella and a paella wedding breakfast for your guests.
London weddings around Crooked Billet frequently mean a ceremony at a church or register office, then a reception at a hired venue or a family garden. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. Plan parking and loading early. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Where
- Crooked Billet (SW19, SW20)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
How it works
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. Golden-hour photos in Crooked Billet at midsummer come around 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day, we set up, cook in front of your guests and serve each course.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Tell us where to park and unload
Getting a price
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your wedding, and we will suggest a menu. To start, use our quote form.
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What’s in the pans
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food, especially after a few hours on the dance floor.
Questions from Crooked Billet
Is parking a problem for events in Crooked Billet?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll work around it.
Can you cook in Cannizaro Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Of course. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, while the rice is cooking.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
How many different paellas?
Two or three covers most guests. We’ll recommend a mix based on diets.
Can you cater for children?
Yes. A simple chicken paella is typically popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, because we use gas burners. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Planning a paella wedding in Crooked Billet
Crooked Billet is about 1 mile west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. For a wedding in Crooked Billet, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. We cater in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. Our nearest city page is London, about 8 miles away.
Planning photos in Cannizaro Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. For guests travelling by train, Raynes Park station is about 0.9 miles away.
We cook at weddings all over the SW19 and SW20 postcode area and the streets around it. From Camp Road, Mckay Road and Pepys Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. We also cook at weddings in Copse Hill (1 mile south-west), Wimbledon (1 mile east), Bushey Mead (1 mile south), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile south-east) and Kingston Vale (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (8 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Wimbledon Museum (0.5 miles east) and Coombe (1.6 miles west). Open spaces near Crooked Billet include Kew Gardens Lake and Henman Hill.
- Schools near Crooked Billet include Ursuline Preparatory School (under half a mile south-east) and Hollymount School (0.5 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find The Fox and Grapes pub (less than half a mile north)
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Choosing between paella and a traditional menu?, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Crooked Billet hosts choose us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- A quote that spells everything out
- Events in Crooked Billet and across Greater London
- Real theatre, not just catering
See How we price Or The cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The length of service
- Parking and unloading
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Anything your venue supplies
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Your date and when you want to eat
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
DIY paella versus live catering
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
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Space, weather and the venue
Safety and good cooking both depend on the spot we use. We need:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
As a London location, Crooked Billet is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Table tapas
- 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