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Wedding Paella Catering for Lower Beeding events
Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Lower Beeding: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
Book wedding paella catering in Lower Beeding
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Lower Beeding
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn gets guests excited about the meal long before it is served. We’re often asked to cater wedding receptions after a small ceremony and destination-style celebrations at home, serving table tapas, evening paella and Spanish desserts.
A wedding in a small place like Lower Beeding frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. That is exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
- Location
- Lower Beeding (RH13)
- County
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Space, weather and the venue
We will be honest if a space will not work, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- A cooking spot outside the marquee, not inside it
- A safe distance from anything that could catch
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Canapé tapas
Live paella or other catering?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why Lower Beeding hosts choose us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
Read How we price Or What paella catering costs.
What’s in the pans
Canapé tapas
Canapés keep guests happy between the ceremony and the meal.
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
Diets, allergies and planning
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Choose pan-side or table service
- Include any suppliers you’re feeding
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Send us the running order and speech times
The pans are often set up where guests can see them, and it makes a great photo.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Nearby places to Lower Beeding
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What affects the price in Lower Beeding
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- The number of people
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Travel, parking and access
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and time of the event
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in Lower Beeding
It handles mixed diets without fuss, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Lower Beeding and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Farm and barn venues
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Evening food for extra guests
For outdoor photos, Warnham LNR is close by.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- Payment terms and deposit
- Whether travel is included
- Space, access and power needs
Questions from Lower Beeding
Could we have live paella in Leonardslee?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
What’s the nearest station to Lower Beeding for guests?
Horsham station, about 3.4 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you do canapés and evening food too?
We can. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
Is halal food available?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans.
What if photos overrun?
Tell us and we’ll adjust. We keep in touch with your venue on the day and time the rice so it is served at its best.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Getting married in Lower Beeding?
Lower Beeding is about 4 miles south-east of Horsham, in West Sussex. We cook at weddings in gardens, halls and venues around Lower Beeding. Lower Beeding is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 15 miles away.
Nearby historic houses include Tyes Place (4.1 miles east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Horsham station, about 3.4 miles north-west.
Wedding paella catering in RH13 is planned around your venue. Whether your wedding is on Fir Tree Close, Church Close and Trinity Field or anywhere nearby, we will bring the pans to you. For weddings just outside Lower Beeding, we cover Monk's Gate (1 mile west), Mannings Heath (1 mile north-west), Crabtree (1 mile south), Plummers Plain (1 mile north-east) and Slaugham (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (6 miles north-east), Horsham (4 miles north-west), Haywards Heath (7 miles east), Burgess Hill (8 miles south-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Horsham Hospital (3.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Warnham LNR.
- Local schools include Newells Preparatory School (under half a mile south)
How it works
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so we time everything to your schedule. In Lower Beeding, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, so an evening paella for evening guests is usually served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Send us your wedding 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Let us know the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, use our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Lower Beeding? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
- 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