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Wedding Paella Catering for Ladwell events
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Ladwell and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
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Wedding paella catering in Ladwell, cooked live
Saffron and garlic in the air gets guests excited about the meal. On the menu are evening paella, a paella wedding breakfast and canapé tapas, and we’re regularly asked to cater farm and barn venues and weddings with lots of dietary needs.
Rural weddings around Ladwell have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Check the venue’s rules for outside caterers
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Ask about diets and allergies with your RSVPs
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
We usually set up where guests can watch, and it makes a great photo.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Weddings in Ladwell: venues, ceremonies and travel
Ladwell is about 2 miles north of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. For wedding paella catering in Ladwell, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Ladwell is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our events stretch from Ladwell to Southampton (7 miles away).
For outdoor photos, Flexford Nature Reserve is close by, and the countryside around Ladwell suits an outdoor reception. For guests travelling by train, Chandlers Ford station is about 2 miles away.
Wedding paella catering in SO21 is planned around your venue. If your venue is just outside Ladwell, we also cover Hursley (1 mile north), Otterbourne (2 miles east), Compton (2 miles east), South Down (2 miles east) and Oliver's Battery (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cater in Winchester (5 miles north-east), Eastleigh (4 miles south-east), Fareham (14 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (8 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Winchester Castle (4.6 miles north-east) and Romsey Community Hospital (4.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Thornden School (1.8 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Dolphin Inn (0.8 miles north)
Perfect for your wedding in Ladwell
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where plated meals are harder.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Ladwell:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
- Rustic barn weddings
- Evening wedding food
If you are marrying at a church near Ladwell, such as Church of All Saints, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
Before you book anyone
- The wet-weather plan
- Travel and parking costs
- Who provides the crockery
- Allergen information for each dish
What affects the price in Ladwell
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many staff you need
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many courses
- Parking and unloading
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and time of the event
- Expected numbers
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- What the venue already provides
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
The process
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. At midsummer, sunset in Ladwell is about 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:55pm, and in late September about 7:10pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Give us your final numbers and diets
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
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Your questions about wedding paella catering in Ladwell
Which station should guests use for Ladwell?
Chandlers Ford station, about 2 miles south of the centre.
Is Ladwell too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Who clears up?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Can you cater the whole day?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
What space do you need to cook?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, outdoors or in a marquee or well-ventilated area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Hampshire included. Find your area.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so get in touch early.
Where we can cook in Ladwell
If a space isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Ladwell
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
A closer look at the menu
Table tapas
A tapas starter gets tables talking before the paella arrives.
Desserts
A sweet finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
For planners, venues and organisers
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 can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Ladwell? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Paella compared with other options
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
What you get with us
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Events in Ladwell and across Hampshire
Read Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
- 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