Hampshire · England
Wedding Paella Catering for Lower Pennington events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Lower Pennington and the surrounding area.
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Planning an event in Lower Pennington?
Paella compared with other options
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
About our wedding paella catering in Lower Pennington
We plan the wedding menu with you, course by course, around your guests, your venue and your budget. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, table tapas and evening paella, and we are often booked for big weddings with every diet and weddings with a Spanish theme.
A wedding in a small place like Lower Pennington frequently means a field, a barn or a family garden. Live paella is made for that: no kitchen needed, just a level, sheltered spot. Let us know about access and ground. We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, with each paella cooked in its own pan and clearly labelled.
Dishes our guests love
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
Evening paella
A second round of paella for the evening, quick to serve and filling.
For event organisers in Lower Pennington
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
FAQs for Lower Pennington
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of All Saints?
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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Is Lower Pennington too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children often love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
What areas do you cover?
We cater across London and the South East, Hampshire included. Find your area.
Can you cater the whole day?
Yes. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
What does wedding paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, then serve straight from the pan.
Where we can cook in Lower Pennington
Most outdoor spaces and many venues work for live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Lower Pennington
- Table tapas
- Evening paella
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Canapé tapas
- Dessert
How we price wedding paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Parking and unloading
- Timings and hours
- How many staff you need
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where the event is
- Which courses you have in mind
- The date and time of the event
- A picture of the space, if you can
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Lower Pennington
What else we do in Lower Pennington
Events we cater in Lower Pennington
It suits outdoor and rustic venues particularly well, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Food for evening guests
- Destination-style celebrations at home
Put the station on your invitation: Lymington Pier station is about 1.6 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- A clear list of what’s included
- Staff numbers and hours
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, the rice cooks in front of your guests, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. Golden-hour photos in Lower Pennington at midsummer come around 9:25pm, so we can time the evening paella 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 everything with your venue.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
Get a quote
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Lower Pennington weddings: local tips
Lower Pennington is about 1 mile south of Lymington, in Hampshire. Across the SO41 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Lower Pennington is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we cook. Our events stretch from Lower Pennington to Southampton (about 14 miles away).
Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Lower Pennington suits an outdoor reception. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of All Saints frequently hold the reception nearby: we can be cooking during the photos, so it’s ready as guests arrive. The New Forest National Park is within about 6 miles of Lower Pennington, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. With the coast within about a mile, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
For wedding paella catering in SO41, we plan around your venue. If your venue is just outside Lower Pennington, we also cover Pennington (1 mile north), Lymington (1 mile north), Lymore (1 mile west), Keyhaven (1 mile south-west) and Walhampton (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Totton (13 miles north), Hythe (11 miles north-east), New Milton (5 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Locks Heath (15 miles north-east) and Warsash (14 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (1.4 miles north) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (2 miles north). Open spaces near Lower Pennington include Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Pennington Infant School (1.1 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Chequers Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Give us separate day and evening numbers
- Include any suppliers you are feeding
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Connect us with your coordinator
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Canapés during the photos keep hunger at bay.
- 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