Hampshire · England
Wedding paella catering in Mount Pleasant, Hampshire
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food across Mount Pleasant and Hampshire, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Farm and barn venues
- Evening wedding food
Planning an event in Mount Pleasant?
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Mount Pleasant
Sharing from big pans suits relaxed weddings, long tables and garden or barn venues. It feels generous and celebratory. Popular choices include a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and canapé tapas, and we’re often booked for big weddings with every diet and civil partnerships and vow renewals.
Near Mount Pleasant, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That’s exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Mount Pleasant?
It’s a natural fit for barns, marquees and gardens, where a plated meal can be hard to pull off.
Whatever you are celebrating in Mount Pleasant, paella can be the star of the food. We often cook for:
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
For outdoor photos, Milford on Sea LNR is close by.
What your quote should include
- How long the team stays
- Space, access and power needs
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether VAT is included
Places near Mount Pleasant
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Is live paella right for your wedding?
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Paella covers them with separate pans. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Mount Pleasant hosts choose us
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Confirm the venue’s catering rules early
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Count day and evening guests separately
Fresh pans can be cooked for evening guests, normally timed after the first dance.
Add sangria, or bar staff to serve your own drinks.
Space, weather and the venue
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Good ventilation: outdoors, or an open-sided cover
- Level ground for the pans and burners
- Somewhere close to park and unload
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we offer
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Evening paella
Mount Pleasant weddings: local tips
Mount Pleasant is about 2 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Mount Pleasant or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Mount Pleasant is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Sway station is about 1.6 miles away. With the New Forest National Park within about 3 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. The sea is within about 3 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO41, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Mount Pleasant Lane and Kings Hyde or the roads around them. Nearby, we also cater weddings in Battramsley (1 mile north-east), Boldre (1 mile east), Sandy Down (1 mile north-east), Warborne (2 miles east) and Lymington (2 miles south-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Totton (10 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Romsey (15 miles north), Hythe (10 miles north-east), New Milton (4 miles south-west) and Ringwood (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (1.9 miles south-east) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (1.4 miles south-east). Not far away are Milford on Sea LNR.
- Local pubs include The Hobler Public House (1 mile north-east)
What wedding paella catering costs
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How long we are needed on site
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Your choice of paellas
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- Anything your venue supplies
- Expected numbers
- Where the event is
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up the cooking area and get the stock going. Guests normally gather round to watch as the paella takes shape. For a summer wedding in Mount Pleasant, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:05pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Share your date, venue, numbers and plans for the day.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue, around speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Planning wedding paella catering in Mount Pleasant? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Should I cook it myself?
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. We take care of all of it.
FAQs for Mount Pleasant
Is Mount Pleasant too small for live paella?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Do you cater in Mount Pleasant?
We do. Mount Pleasant is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We will talk it through before the day.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and they’re popular with everyone. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Can you do our whole wedding menu?
Yes. We can do canapés, tapas, the wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts.
- 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