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Wedding Paella Catering for Hurst Wickham events
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Hurst Wickham.
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Food for evening guests
- Marquee and garden weddings
Live wedding paella catering in Hurst Wickham
Is live paella right for your wedding?
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Paella needs a level, ventilated spot and permission, and suits a relaxed style. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Hurst Wickham
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
See Our pricing And The cost guide.
How our wedding paella catering works in Hurst Wickham
We can cater your whole wedding day or one part of it: canapé tapas with the drinks, table tapas, paella for the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts. We cook evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we’re regularly asked to cater big weddings with every diet and vow renewals and civil ceremonies.
Near Hurst Wickham, weddings are often in fields, barns or gardens. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Area
- Hurst Wickham (BN6)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Hurst Wickham: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Hurst Wickham?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
We’re having a ceremony at Church of St George: 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. Send us the reception address.
Do you cater for coeliacs?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
Any part of the day, or all of it, from canapés to evening food.
Is paella smart enough for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
What if photos overrun?
We plan for it. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it is ready when you are.
Can we have a tasting?
Mention a tasting in your enquiry, and we’ll explain how it works.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we offer
- Evening paella
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
About the dishes
Canapé tapas
Canapé tapas fill the gap before the meal, without spoiling appetites.
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, quick to serve and filling.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Events we cater in Hurst Wickham
It gives guests something to do between the ceremony and the meal: watch the pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Farm and barn venues
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Put the station on your invitation: Hassocks station is about 1 mile away.
What your quote should include
- How late numbers can change
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- The venue requirements
How the day works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. At midsummer, sunset in Hurst Wickham is about 9:20pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- On the day, we cook and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your wedding, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
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Wedding venues and ceremonies near Hurst Wickham
Hurst Wickham is about 2 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. For wedding paella catering in Hurst Wickham, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cook in 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 7 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Wolstonbury Hill is close by. Nearby historic houses include Ockenden Manor (5 miles north). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that’s your venue. The South Downs National Park is within about 3 miles of Hurst Wickham, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue.
Wherever your wedding is in BN6, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your wedding could be at a home on College Lane, Hurst Wickham Close and Belmont Lane or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Hurstpierpoint (1 mile west), Hassocks (1 mile south-east), Keymer (1 mile south-east), Clayton (2 miles south-east) and Sayers Common (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), East Grinstead (15 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Clayton Castle (1.9 miles south) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Hurst Wickham includes Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Hurst Wickham include Downlands Community School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Poacher pub (0.5 miles west)
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Enquire early for peak dates
- Share your running order, including speeches
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Sangria and bar staff can be added.
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Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Travel, parking and access
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How long we are needed on site
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The date and rough timings
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- The address or venue name
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
- 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