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Wedding paella catering in Highams Park, Greater London
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Highams Park and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Evening food for extra guests
Planning an event in Highams Park?
Dishes our guests love
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, perfect during the photos.
Desserts
To finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
How our wedding paella catering works in Highams Park
Your wedding menu is planned with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. Popular choices include a paella wedding breakfast, canapé tapas and table tapas, and typical bookings are for marquee and garden weddings and barn and farm weddings.
Couples in Highams Park 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. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
- Location
- Highams Park (E4, E17, IG8)
- County
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
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Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. For a summer wedding in Highams Park, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is normally served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning help
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
As a London location, Highams Park is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Table tapas
Highams Park weddings: local tips
Highams Park is about 1 mile south of Chingford, in Greater London. For wedding paella catering in Highams Park, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices. Highams Park is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we cook. Our events stretch from Highams Park to London (8 miles away).
If you’re marrying at a church near Highams Park, such as St John's, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive. Put the station on your invitation: Highams Park station is about 0.7 miles away.
We cater weddings across the E4, E17 and IG8 postcode area. We can cater a wedding on streets such as May Road, Adam Road and Cecil Road or the roads around them. For weddings just outside Highams Park, we cover South Chingford (1 mile north-west), Hale End (1 mile east), Chingford Mount (1 mile north), Chingford Hatch (1 mile north-east) and Chingford (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles south-west), City of Westminster (9 miles south-west), Marylebone (8 miles south-west), Kensington (11 miles south-west), St Pancras (7 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Wanstead Hospital (2.3 miles south-east) and 17 & Central (1.6 miles south). Not far away are Highams Park Lake and Pole Hill.
- Local schools include Selwyn Primary School (within half a mile east) and Aveling Park School (0.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The King's Ford pub (0.7 miles north)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Walthamstow (1 mile south)
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Highams Park questions
Can you cook in Lloyd Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
What’s the nearest station to Highams Park for guests?
Highams Park station, about 0.7 miles east of the centre.
What if our speeches run late?
It happens. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it is served at its best.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Do you cater for young children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
What space do you need to cook?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Planners, venues and businesses
Hosting a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Buffets can mean food sitting for a while. Paella is served hot from the pan when guests are ready. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why Highams Park hosts choose us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Drinks service on request
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Fast service from the pan
Read How we price And The cost guide.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Highams Park?
Couples choose paella because it feels relaxed and generous, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Highams Park, people book us for occasions like:
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Evening wedding food
- Parties after a register office wedding
For outdoor photos, Ainslie Wood is close by, and the countryside around Highams Park suits an outdoor reception.
Before booking anyone
- Staff numbers and hours
- When payment is due
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- If the price includes VAT
- 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