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Wedding Paella Catering in Sholing
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Sholing.
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Big weddings with every diet
Planning an event in Sholing?
Wedding paella catering in Sholing, made fresh on the day
Saffron and garlic in the air has everyone looking forward to dinner. Whether it’s destination-style celebrations at home and food for evening guests, we will put together a menu of a paella wedding breakfast, evening paella and canapé tapas and more.
In Sholing, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. A huge pan on the lawn fits right in. Let us know about access for the van. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
- Location
- Sholing (SO19)
- County
- Southampton
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Sholing?
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. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why choose Love Paella in Sholing
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Sholing: your questions answered
Is Sholing close to London?
About 68 miles from central London, and well within our area.
We are having a ceremony at Church of St Mary: can you cater afterwards?
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. Send us the reception address.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you come to Sholing?
Yes, we do. Sholing is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you bring crockery?
Yes, on request. Crockery, cutlery and napkins, or good-quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Step by step
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell generally draws people over. For a summer wedding in Sholing, 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 typically served in daylight in high summer. For autumn and winter weddings, when it’s dark by about 4:00pm in December, plan lighting for the cooking area.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- Together we plan each course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
Getting a price
Planning wedding paella catering in Sholing? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with ideas and a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Why choose wedding paella catering in Sholing?
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables.
In Sholing and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Evening wedding food
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Netley Common nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos, and the countryside around Sholing suits an outdoor reception.
Before booking anyone
- How bad weather is handled
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
Weddings in Sholing: venues, ceremonies and travel
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Tell us where your wedding in Sholing will be, and we’ll plan the journey and set-up. We cover 40 places across Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
If you’re marrying at a church near Sholing, such as Church of St Mary, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive. Nearby historic houses include Medieval Merchant's House (2.2 miles west) and Southampton Tudor House and Garden (2.2 miles west). Historic houses and estates often have their own rules on caterers and cooking, so check early if that is your venue. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles of Sholing, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules. The sea is within about 2 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. We will plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wedding paella catering in SO19 is planned around your venue and timings. That could mean a wedding in a garden on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road or the roads around them. Being close to the A3025, Sholing is simple for us to get to for your wedding. Neighbouring places where we cater weddings include Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cater in Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is one of the larger places we cover in Southampton, with plenty of venues for weddings.
Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Sholing (under half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
Planners, venues and businesses
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.
Events in public spaces, like parks, generally need permission. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Towns and villages near Sholing
Also in Sholing
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Book early for summer Saturdays
Fresh pans can be cooked for evening guests, timed for after the first dance.
Table tapas make a sociable starter.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground for the cooking area
- The venue’s permission for live cooking
- Clearance from fences, hedges, branches and anything flammable
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we offer
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
How we price wedding paella catering
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Timings and hours
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Distance and access to the venue
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The courses you’d like
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Any dietary needs and allergies
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and we’ll reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
- 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