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Wedding Paella Catering for Forge Wood events
Planning wedding paella catering in Forge Wood? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Food for evening guests
Wedding paella catering for Forge Wood events
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
If things run late, and we’ll adjust the cooking so the paella is served at its best.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
About our wedding paella catering in Forge Wood
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. For garden and marquee weddings and vow renewals and civil ceremonies, we can cook Spanish desserts, a paella wedding breakfast and evening paella and more.
Weddings in a place like Forge Wood often feel personal: a local church, then a marquee in a garden or field. Paella cooked on the lawn suits that perfectly. Let us know about access for the van. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Where
- Forge Wood (RH10, RH6)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, because of:
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
- Whether you need crockery
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- The address or venue name
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The courses you’d like
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. In Forge Wood, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is typically served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- 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 live and serve each course as planned.
- We pack down our cooking area, with staff staying as long as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Should I cook it myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you will still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Planning a paella wedding in Forge Wood
Forge Wood is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Anywhere in RH10, we can cook for your guests. We cater in 371 places across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
Planning photos in Worth Park Gardens? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. Put the station on your invitation: Three Bridges station is about 1.4 miles away.
We cover weddings in every part of RH10 and RH6 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Moore Road, Steers Lane and Radford Road, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. For weddings just outside Forge Wood, we cover Tinsley Green (1 mile north), Pound Hill (1 mile south), Shipley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Copthorne (1 mile east) and Three Bridges (1 mile south). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Crawley Museum (2.1 miles south-west) and Langley Green Hospital (1.7 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Forge Wood include The Gatwick School (0.5 miles west) and Hazelwick School (1 mile south-west)
- Local pubs include The Greyhound pub (under half a mile north-west)
For event organisers in Forge Wood
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Forge Wood? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Forge Wood?
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: gather round the cooking.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Tilgate Lake nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- Allergen information for each dish
- When payment is due
- The deadline for final numbers
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Where we can cook in Forge Wood
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Forge Wood
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
FAQs for Forge Wood
How far is Forge Wood from London?
About 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you cook in Worth Park Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
What about supplier meals?
Of course. Add your suppliers to the final numbers.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we will reply with a price.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from canapés to evening food.
Paella compared with other options
Food trucks serve one order at a time, which can mean long queues at a wedding. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Larger events generally cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- A clear, itemised quote
- Real theatre, not just catering
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
- 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