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Wedding Paella Catering in Picketts Lock
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Picketts Lock. We cook from scratch on site, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Destination-style celebrations at home
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
- Blessings and vow renewals
Planning an event in Picketts Lock?
Is live paella right for your wedding?
A hog roast is popular at weddings, but harder for vegetarian, vegan and halal guests. Separate paella pans cover every diet. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Catering across Greater London, including Picketts Lock
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Picketts Lock
At a wedding, paella is both the meal and a bit of a show. Guests drift over to watch the pans while the photos are being taken, and the meal arrives hot and generous. We cook evening paella, table tapas and a paella wedding breakfast, and we are often booked for sharing-style wedding meals and rustic barn weddings.
Couples in Picketts Lock often marry locally and hold the reception at a venue or garden nearby. Paella suits either, given a ventilated cooking spot. Plan parking and loading early. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, never made in advance and reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
- Location
- Picketts Lock (N9, E4, N18)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning a paella wedding in Picketts Lock
Picketts Lock is about 1 mile west of Chingford, in Greater London. We cater weddings at gardens, halls and venues around Picketts Lock and the surrounding area. We cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
Put the station on your invitation: Ponders End station is about 1.2 miles away. For outdoor photos, Ainslie Wood is close by, and the countryside around Picketts Lock suits an outdoor reception.
We cover weddings in every part of the N9, E4 and N18 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your wedding is on Ardra Road, Goodwin Road and Hennessy Road or a nearby road, we can cook there. Picketts Lock sits on or near the A1037, which makes travel to your wedding easy. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Chingford Mount (1 mile south-east), South Chingford (1 mile south), Chingford (1 mile east), Edmonton (1 mile west) and Ponders End (1 mile north-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (9 miles south-west), Marylebone (9 miles south-west), Kensington (11 miles south-west), St Pancras (8 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Edmonton Green Shopping Centre (1.1 miles west) and The Epping Forest Museum (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Picketts Lock includes Pole Hill and Highams Park Lake.
- Schools near Picketts Lock include Nightingale Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The King's Ford pub (1 mile south-east)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Edmonton (1.7 miles west)
For event organisers in Picketts Lock
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We’ll provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
The process
We work to your timings. If things run behind, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. For a summer wedding in Picketts Lock, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, which means evening paella is typically served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:50pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- We check availability for your date.
- You choose canapés, tapas, paellas and desserts.
- We confirm the plan with your coordinator.
- The pans cook while guests enjoy the drinks.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Ensure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Ask for a quote
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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Planning the cooking area
We will agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Open air or a well-ventilated covered spot
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- A level, firm spot for the burners and pans
As a London location, Picketts Lock is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Picketts Lock
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Distance and access to the venue
- How many staff you need
- How long we are needed on site
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- A photo of the space, if you can
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Questions from Picketts Lock
Can you cater a reception after a service at All Saints' Church?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking typically happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Could we have live paella in Pymmes Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Do you take everything away?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. We will check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Can we try the food first?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
What about supplier meals?
Yes. Add your suppliers to the final numbers and we’ll plan for them.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How long does the paella take?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We agree the timings in advance.
Events we cater in Picketts Lock
Paella feels relaxed and generous, which is why couples choose it, and guests talk about it afterwards.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Picketts Lock, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Barn and farm weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
Couples marrying at local churches such as All Saints' Church frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive.
Questions to ask before you book
- Who provides the crockery
- Travel and parking costs
- VAT, if it applies
- Staff numbers and hours
The menu, dish by dish
Canapé tapas
Small bites carried round on boards while guests mingle, perfect during the photos.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served straight from the pan.
Places near Picketts Lock
Also in Picketts Lock
- 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