Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering in Hordle
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Hordle. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Wedding paella catering in Hordle
Wedding paella catering in Hordle, cooked live
Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff can be added, to suit the style of your day. Typical bookings include relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts and marquee and garden weddings, with evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas.
Weddings in a place like Hordle frequently 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. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated.
DIY paella versus live catering
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Canapé tapas
One- and two-bite tapas on boards, perfect during the photos.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Pick a serving style
- Enquire early for peak dates
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, typically timed after the first dance.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
How we price wedding paella catering
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How long we are needed on site
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- Anything your venue supplies
- A picture of where we’d cook
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- Access for unloading near the cooking spot
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
More for events in Hordle
Organising for someone else?
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Getting married in Hordle?
Hordle is about 3 miles west of Lymington, in Hampshire. We bring wedding paella catering to gardens, halls and venues around Hordle. We cater in all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Milford on Sea LNR is close by. Put the station on your invitation: New Milton station is about 1.7 miles away. With the New Forest National Park within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. With the coast within about 4 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the SO41 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Yerville Gardens, Acacia Road and Woodlands or the roads around them. Other places close to Hordle for wedding paella catering include Downton (1 mile south), Leagreen (1 mile south), Ashley (1 mile west), Tiptoe (2 miles north) and New Milton (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles east), Hythe (12 miles north-east), Ringwood (9 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (11 miles north-east) and Marchwood (12 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.4 miles west) and Highcliffe Castle (4.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Milford on Sea LNR.
- Schools near Hordle include The Arnewood School (2 miles west)
What happens on the day
Once the rice is in, we do not stir it. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. Your guests will smell it before they see it. In Hordle, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it is nearer 7:10pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:05pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Tell us your 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.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we will put together a menu and price.
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Hordle questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is generally elsewhere. Send us the reception address.
What’s the nearest station to Hordle for guests?
The closest is New Milton station, roughly 1.7 miles away.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a picture.
How far ahead should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Peak dates go quickly, so it pays to ask early.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What happens if it rains?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will make a plan B with you.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Live paella or other catering?
Food vans can create long queues. Paella is served quickly to many guests. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Drinks service on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our prices page Or The cost guide.
- 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