Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Four Marks events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Four Marks and the surrounding area.
- Big weddings with every diet
- Food for evening guests
- Garden and marquee weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Four Marks
Wedding paella catering in Four Marks, made fresh on the day
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, to suit your guests, venue and budget. On the menu are evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts, and we’re regularly asked to cater destination-style celebrations at home and sharing-style wedding meals.
For a smaller place like Four Marks, a garden or farm wedding is often the dream. We need level ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
Four Marks weddings: local tips
Four Marks is about 4 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Tell us where your wedding in Four Marks will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up before the day. Four Marks is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Four Marks to Southampton (about 20 miles away).
If you’re marrying at a church near Four Marks, such as Church of the Good Shepherd, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. Put the station on your invitation: Alton station is about 4.6 miles away.
We cover weddings in every part of GU34. Streets in the area include Read's Field, River Close and Chalk Close, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. Other places close to Four Marks for wedding paella catering include Medstead (1 mile north), Soldridge (1 mile west), South Town (2 miles north-west), New Copse (2 miles north) and Hattingley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (12 miles west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Horndean (14 miles south), Alton (4 miles north-east) and Petersfield (9 miles south-east).
A little further out are Barton Castle (3.5 miles north-west) and Alton Community Hospital (3.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Red Hill.
Nearby places to Four Marks
What else we do in Four Marks
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Send us the running order and speech times
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff, whichever suits your day.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Before you choose a spot
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
Why choose wedding paella catering in Four Marks?
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Red Hill nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Four Marks suits an outdoor reception.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How late numbers can change
- The venue requirements
Step by step
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. For a summer wedding in Four Marks, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means evening paella is generally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- 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.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Four Marks
Is Four Marks close to London?
About 49 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Four Marks for guests?
Alton station, about 4.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Is the paella gluten-free?
Yes, on request. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
What about pudding?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Do you come to Four Marks?
We do. Four Marks is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Do you cook inside?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Prices and what affects them
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- How many courses
- Parking and unloading
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
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’ll quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The venue or postcode
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we’ll suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
Dishes our guests love
Paella wedding breakfast
Two or three paellas, served from the pans or brought to the tables, with bread and salad.
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, quick to serve and filling.
- 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