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Wedding paella catering in Pennington, Hampshire
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Pennington.
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings with mixed diets
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Book wedding paella catering in Pennington
Live paella or other catering?
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Larger events usually cost less per head, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why Pennington hosts choose us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Real theatre, not just catering
- We cover Pennington and the whole of Hampshire
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
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How our wedding paella catering works in Pennington
Timing is everything with paella: once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, and it’s best served straight away. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Typical bookings include food for evening guests and parties after a register office wedding, serving canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and Spanish desserts.
For a smaller place like Pennington, a garden or farm wedding is frequently the dream. We will need a level spot and a way to reach it. You will know exactly what’s included before you book: the menu, the staff and any extras, with no surprises on the day.
How the day works
On the day, 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. For a summer wedding in Pennington, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means evening paella is normally served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 4:05pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- First, we check your date.
- You pick the courses and dishes.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve and clear our cooking area.
How to prepare
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Get a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
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Planning for every diet
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Decide whether guests queue at the pans or are served at the tables
- Tell us about suppliers who need feeding
- Introduce us to your venue coordinator
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
The pans are frequently set up where guests can see them, which makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
We can provide crockery and waiting staff if your venue doesn’t.
Planning a paella wedding in Pennington
Pennington is about 1 mile south-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Wherever your wedding is in the SO41 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cook in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire. Our events stretch from Pennington to Southampton (14 miles away).
Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Pennington suits an outdoor reception. Put the station on your invitation: Lymington Town station is about 1.2 miles away. With the New Forest National Park within about 5 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. With the coast within about a mile, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Anywhere in SO41, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Mead Road, Pound Road and Elm Avenue. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Lymington (1 mile north-east), Lower Pennington (1 mile south), Walhampton (1 mile north-east), Everton (1 mile west) and Lymore (2 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Totton (12 miles north), Hythe (10 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).
Nearby you will also find St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (0.9 miles north-east) and Yarmouth Castle (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Pennington include Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Pennington include Pennington Infant School (under half a mile north)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Hart Inn (within half a mile north-east)
How we price wedding paella catering
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many staff you need
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we’re needed on site
- Distance and access to the venue
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Why choose wedding paella catering in Pennington?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables.
Whatever you are celebrating in Pennington, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Rustic barn weddings
- Sharing-style wedding meals
- Food for evening guests
Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Mark often hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it is ready as guests arrive.
What your quote should include
- Who provides the crockery
- What the price includes, item by item
- How each diet is kept separate
- What the caterer needs from your venue
Pennington questions
Can you cook near the sea around Pennington?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Mark: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Churches rarely have space for live cooking, so the meal is typically elsewhere. Tell us where the reception will be.
Can you cook indoors?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, because we use gas burners. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
What if photos overrun?
Tell us and we will adjust. We stay in touch with your coordinator and time the rice so it is served at its best.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can cater as much or as little of the day as you like, from the drinks reception to the evening.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
With the right presentation, it feels special: canapés, tapas, crockery and table service.
Do you offer tastings?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
Working with your venue
Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
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Where we can cook in Pennington
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We look for:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- Space well away from trees, fences and gazebo walls
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we offer
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Canapé tapas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
- 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