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Wedding Paella Catering for Horsted Keynes events
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Horsted Keynes and West Sussex, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Evening food for extra guests
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
Book wedding paella catering in Horsted Keynes
How our wedding paella catering works in Horsted Keynes
Paella has a natural rhythm: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it is best served right away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include informal wedding breakfasts and evening wedding food, serving evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Horsted Keynes, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
- Where
- Horsted Keynes (RH17)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Occasions we cook for in Horsted Keynes
Sharing food gets tables chatting.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We often cook for:
- Evening food for extra guests
- Blessings and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Historic houses near Horsted Keynes include Priest House (3 miles north-west) and Gravetye Manor (3.9 miles north). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if it rains
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staff numbers and hours
- If the price includes VAT
What wedding paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The length of service
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Guest numbers
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
- The venue or postcode
Send us the date, your venue or RH17 postcode and guest numbers, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes is about 4 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. For wedding paella catering in Horsted Keynes, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Horsted Keynes is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we cook. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 15 miles away.
For guests travelling by train, Haywards Heath station is about 4 miles away. Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Horsted Keynes, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
We cater weddings across the RH17 postcode area. Whether your wedding is on Station Road, Rixons Orchard and Leighton Road or a nearby road, we will bring the pans to you. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Danehill (1 mile east), Birchgrove (2 miles north-east), Highbrook (2 miles north-west), Chelwood Common (2 miles east) and Furner's Green (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (9 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Waterbury Castle (less than half a mile north-west) and Princess Royal Hospital (4.1 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
- Nearby, you will find The Green Man pub (within half a mile north-east)
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell usually draws people over. Golden-hour photos in Horsted Keynes at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Horsted Keynes? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Diets, allergies and planning
Few dishes handle mixed diets as well as paella, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Pick a serving style
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Connect us with your coordinator
Paella can be served at the pans or carried to the tables by staff.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it is in. Keep a clear zone around 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. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Horsted Keynes: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Horsted Keynes for guests?
The closest is Haywards Heath station, roughly 4 miles away.
Is Horsted Keynes close to London?
Roughly 32 miles from the centre of London.
What if photos overrun?
It happens. We time the rice to the actual running order, so it’s ready when you are.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Can you cook halal paella?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and it is cooked separately.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas for a clear quote.
Do you come to Horsted Keynes?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Horsted Keynes and the rest of West Sussex. To check your date, use our quote form.
Do you do desserts?
Yes, Spanish desserts can be added. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Is live paella right for your wedding?
Choosing between paella and a traditional menu?, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
What you get with us
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Drinks service on request
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
What we need at the venue
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- 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