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Wedding paella catering in Ham, Greater London
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Ham and the surrounding area.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Evening wedding food
Live wedding paella catering in Ham
Wedding paella catering in Ham, made fresh on the day
Saffron and garlic in the air has everyone looking forward to dinner long before it’s served. Typical bookings include farm and barn venues and evening wedding food, serving a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and evening paella.
Couples in Ham often marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. In London, parking and loading need planning early. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Area
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- County
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I cook it myself?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
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.
Organising for someone else?
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.
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.
What wedding paella catering costs
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Whether you need crockery
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
- How long we are needed on site
Larger events typically cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The date and time of the event
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
Planning wedding paella catering in Ham? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Nearby places to Ham
Other catering in Ham
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Bowls and boards set down in the middle of each table, such as patatas bravas, croquetas and Manchego.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Space, weather and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
As a London location, Ham is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Ham
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
Guests can queue at the pans, or staff can serve the tables.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. In Ham, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:05pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- First, we check your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
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Your questions about wedding paella catering in Ham
Is parking a problem for events in Ham?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We’ll plan unloading around it.
Can you cater a reception after a service at Ham Christian Centre?
Yes, at a garden, marquee or venue nearby with a suitable spot to cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is usually elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it’s cooked separately.
Can we try the food first?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll explain how it works.
Perfect for your wedding in Ham
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Ham, people book us for events such as:
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Rustic barn weddings
- Marquee and garden weddings
Planning photos in Sudbrook Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- The deposit and payment dates
- How long the team stays
- The wet-weather plan
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Ham
Ham is about 1 mile south-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. From the centre of Ham to the outskirts, wedding paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Ham is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our events stretch from Ham to London (about 10 miles away).
Put the station on your invitation: the nearest station is Teddington station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Historic houses near Ham include Ham House (0.6 miles north) and Pembroke Lodge (0.8 miles north-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
We cover weddings in every part of TW10, KT2 and TW11. From New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Main roads around Ham include the A307, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. For weddings just outside Ham, we cover Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (10 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (9 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles south-west) and Coombe (2.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Kew Gardens Lake and Richmond Hill.
- Schools near Ham include Grey Court School (under half a mile north) and Teddington School (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The New Inn Public House (less than half a mile east)
- 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