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Wedding Paella Catering for Lower Dicker events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Lower Dicker and the surrounding area.
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Evening food for extra guests
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
Book wedding paella catering in Lower Dicker
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Wedding paella catering in Lower Dicker, cooked live
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, especially with long tables and outdoor venues. It feels generous and celebratory. Whether it’s food for evening guests and vow renewals and civil ceremonies, we can cook canapé tapas, evening paella and Spanish desserts.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Lower Dicker, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it is ready.
- Location
- Lower Dicker (BN27)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Pick a serving style
- Share your running order, including speeches
- Put us in touch with your venue
Evening guests can be served from fresh pans later on, generally timed after the first dance.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Lower Dicker?
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: watch the pans.
In Lower Dicker and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Big weddings with every diet
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
Historic houses near Lower Dicker include Horselunges Manor (1.2 miles east) and Michelham Priory (1.6 miles south). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and live cooking.
Comparing caterers
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether VAT is included
Paella compared with other options
A plated wedding breakfast needs a kitchen and a large team. Live paella needs a level, ventilated spot and the venue’s permission, and feels more relaxed. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why choose Love Paella in Lower Dicker
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Take a look at Our pricing And The cost guide.
What affects the price in Lower Dicker
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Which courses you have in mind
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
How it works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. For a summer wedding in Lower Dicker, the sun sets at about 9:15pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm everything with your venue.
- Guests watch the paella cook during the reception.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Preparing for the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Thinking about wedding paella catering for your wedding in Lower Dicker? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
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Lower Dicker questions
How far is Lower Dicker from London?
About 45 miles from central London.
Can you cook at venues in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Will you talk to our venue?
Yes. We are happy to talk to your venue about access, timings and requirements.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and we can staff a bar with your drinks.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. See how much paella per person.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from canapés to evening food.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
It can be as relaxed or as polished as you like, depending on presentation and service.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain does not stop us, as long as there is a ventilated cover. We’ll talk it through before the day.
Lower Dicker weddings: local tips
Lower Dicker is about 2 miles north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. For wedding paella catering in Lower Dicker, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Lower Dicker is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. We cook right across the region, from Lower Dicker to Brighton (16 miles away).
Couples marrying at local churches such as Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive. For guests travelling by train, Berwick (Sussex) station is about 3.9 miles away. With the South Downs National Park within about 7 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
Here we cover the BN27 postcode area, so your wedding can be anywhere in it. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Hackhurst Lane, Diamond Drive and Court Lodge Close. If your venue is just outside Lower Dicker, we also cover Lower Horsebridge (1 mile east), Nash Street (1 mile north-west), Tile Hurst (1 mile south-east), Upper Dicker (1 mile south-west) and Upper Horsebridge (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Hastings (15 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles east), Seaford (9 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west) and Crowborough (12 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Sussex Farm Museum (3.5 miles north) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (1.8 miles east).
- Schools near Lower Dicker include Bede's Prep School (1.4 miles south-west) and Hailsham Community College (2 miles south-east)
Before you choose a spot
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Confirmation that open cooking is allowed
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
- An open-sided catering gazebo next to the marquee
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Evening paella
The menu, dish by dish
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, served quickly so the party keeps going.
Paella wedding breakfast
Paellas for every guest, served hot and generous.
- 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