Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Elvetham events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food makes the food a highlight of your wedding in Elvetham.
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with mixed diets
Planning an event in Elvetham?
Wedding paella catering in Elvetham, made fresh on the day
Paella suits relaxed, sociable weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, canapé tapas and table tapas, and typical bookings are for blessings and vow renewals and spanish-themed and destination-style weddings.
Rural weddings around Elvetham have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Questions from Elvetham
Which station should guests use for Elvetham?
Fleet station, about 1.8 miles east of the centre.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St Mary at Elvetham Hall?
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. Send us the reception address.
Can we have a tasting?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we’ll explain how it works.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Just add them to your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Do you cover Elvetham?
We do. We cook at events in Elvetham and across Hampshire. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Where do you cater?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Elvetham.
Is the paella cooked on site?
It is. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you supply plates?
We can. Let us know what you have, and we’ll quote for the rest.
Working with your venue
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Catering for every guest
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Choose pan-side or table service
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
Nearby places to Elvetham
What else we do in Elvetham
Dishes our guests love
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Occasions we cook for in Elvetham
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Evening wedding food
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Parties after a register office wedding
Hitches Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Elvetham suits an outdoor reception.
Comparing caterers
- How bad weather is handled
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Whether travel is included
- Staff numbers and hours
Getting married in Elvetham?
Elvetham is about 2 miles north-west of Fleet, in Hampshire. Across the RG27 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cater in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We cook right across the region, from Elvetham to Reading (11 miles away).
If you are hoping for photos in The Views Meadow, check whether the park needs permission for photography or gatherings. If you’re marrying at a church near Elvetham, such as Church of St Mary at Elvetham Hall, 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’s ready as guests arrive.
Wherever your wedding is in RG27, we can cook for your guests. Local streets include Home Farm Road and Fleet Road; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Elvetham for wedding paella catering include Elvetham Heath (1 mile east), Winchfield Hurst (1 mile south-west), Crookham Village (2 miles south), Dogmersfield (2 miles south) and Fleet (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (10 miles west), Farnborough (4 miles east), Aldershot (6 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (3 miles north-east) and Tadley (12 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Fleet Community Hospital (1.2 miles south-east) and Odiham Castle (4.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Elvetham includes Aunt's Pool and Hitches Hill.
- Nearby schools include Calthorpe Park School (1.3 miles south) and Sunday School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include De Havilland Arms (0.7 miles south-east)
What we need at the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Elvetham
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- Waiting and bar staff
- Parking and unloading
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The address or venue name
Send us the date, your venue or RG27 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
How the day works
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Golden-hour photos in Elvetham at midsummer come around 9:25pm, so we can time the evening paella 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.
- We plan a menu with you, course by course, and confirm a quote.
- We fit our timings around your speeches, photos and venue.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
Planning help
- 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