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Wedding paella catering in High Cogges, Oxfordshire
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in High Cogges: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Wedding paella catering near High Cogges
Wedding paella catering in High Cogges, made fresh on the day
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous without being stuffy. On the menu are evening paella, Spanish desserts and canapé tapas, and we’re often booked for sharing-style wedding meals and barn and farm weddings.
Rural weddings around High Cogges have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
- Area
- High Cogges (OX29)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What happens on the day
The cooking is part of the entertainment. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. In High Cogges, midsummer sunset is about 9:30pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
How to prepare
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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FAQs for High Cogges
What’s the nearest station to High Cogges for guests?
Combe station, about 4.5 miles north-east of the centre.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St James: can you cater afterwards?
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 typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we will explain how it works.
Do you take everything away?
We clear our cooking area away when service is finished. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes, always. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, in front of your guests.
What happens if it rains?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
Events we cater in High Cogges
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
In High Cogges and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Rustic barn weddings
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
For guests travelling by train, Combe station is about 4.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- A clear list of what’s included
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- The deposit and payment dates
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The menu, dish by dish
Evening paella
Paella makes great evening food.
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago, or your cake as dessert.
DIY paella versus live catering
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.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Pick a serving style
- Put us in touch with your venue
After service, we pack down our cooking area; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Getting married in High Cogges?
High Cogges is about 2 miles east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX29, we will come to your venue or garden. High Cogges is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover. We cook right across the region, from High Cogges to Oxford (about 10 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St James frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive. Nearby historic houses include Minster Lovell Hall (3.6 miles north-west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue.
We cook at weddings all over the OX29 postcode area. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Madley Park (1 mile north-west), South Leigh (1 mile east), Cogges (1 mile west), Ducklington (2 miles south-west) and Witney (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (10 miles east), Didcot (15 miles south-east), Bicester (15 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles south-east), Carterton (6 miles west) and Wantage (13 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1 mile west).
- Schools near High Cogges include Wood Green School (1.1 miles north-west) and Wood Green School (1.1 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Griffin Inn (1 mile north-west)
Live paella or other catering?
Choosing between paella and a traditional menu?, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why us?
- A clear, itemised quote
- Events in High Cogges and across Oxfordshire
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where we cook. It needs to meet a few simple requirements:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- 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