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Wedding Paella Catering in Upper Beeding
Treat your guests to live paella at your wedding in Upper Beeding. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Rustic barn weddings
- Weddings with mixed diets
Wedding paella catering for Upper Beeding events
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
About our wedding paella catering in Upper Beeding
Paella as evening food is popular: hot, filling and served quickly from the pan, so evening guests are fed and the dancing carries on. For sharing-style wedding meals and weddings with lots of dietary needs, we’ll put together a menu of canapé tapas, a paella wedding breakfast and table tapas.
Rural weddings around Upper Beeding have a magic of their own, and paella cooking in the open air adds to it. Plan access and cover in case of rain. You will know exactly what’s included before booking: the menu, the staff and any extras.
- Area
- Upper Beeding (BN44)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Getting married in Upper Beeding?
Upper Beeding is about 3 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. For wedding paella catering in Upper Beeding, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Upper Beeding. We cook in 371 places across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 8 miles away.
For outdoor photos, Truleigh Hill is close by. Couples marrying at local churches such as The Parish Church of St Peter frequently hold the reception nearby: the paella can be cooking while you have photos taken, so it’s ready as guests arrive. The sea is within about 4 miles, perfect for a seafood paella wedding. Coastal wind needs a sheltered cooking spot.
Here we cover the BN44 postcode area, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. Local streets include High Street, Monks Walk and Hyde Lane; a wedding at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover weddings in Bramber (1 mile west), Botolphs (1 mile south-west), Steyning (1 mile west), Sompting (4 miles south-west) and Lancing (4 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Horsham (13 miles north), Worthing (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (12 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Southlands Hospital (3.5 miles south-east) and Steyning Museum (1.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Truleigh Hill and Mill Hill.
- Schools near Upper Beeding include Steyning Grammar School (1.4 miles north-west)
What wedding paella catering costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How long we’re needed on site
- How many courses
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
What we need to know
To check availability and price, we need:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and time of the event
- Which courses you have in mind
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your wedding in Upper Beeding, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
The process
Once the rice is in, we don’t stir it. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. For a summer wedding in Upper Beeding, the sun sets at about 9:20pm in late June and about 7:05pm in late September, so an evening paella for evening guests is generally served in daylight in high summer. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- We agree timings with you and your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We clear our area; staff stay as booked.
Before we arrive
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Upper Beeding questions
Can you cook near the sea around Upper Beeding?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Is Upper Beeding close to London?
Roughly 43 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you cater for suppliers?
Yes, include them in your numbers. Tell us when they’ll eat.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
Do you come to Upper Beeding?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Upper Beeding and the rest of West Sussex. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
What if our speeches run late?
We plan for it. The rice goes in at the last sensible moment, so it is served at its best.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Perfect for your wedding in Upper Beeding
A sharing-style meal gets guests talking across the tables, which suits a relaxed wedding.
Whatever you are celebrating in Upper Beeding, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Weddings with lots of dietary needs
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
For guests travelling by train, Shoreham-By-Sea station is about 3.6 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- Whether travel is included
- The wet-weather plan
- The deadline for final numbers
About the dishes
Table tapas
Tapas set out on every table to share, from bravas to croquetas and Manchego.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
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More for events in Upper Beeding
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Hog roasts are popular but tricky for mixed diets. Separate paella pans cover every diet. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.
Why us?
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Fast service from the pan
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Where we can cook in Upper Beeding
No two venues are the same, so we will ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Somewhere close to park and unload
- Outdoor space or a ventilated gazebo
- Level ground for the pans and burners
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Menu ideas
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Table tapas
- Canapé tapas
- Evening paella
- Dessert
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Collect dietary needs on the RSVP
- Ask whether your venue allows outside caterers
- Let us know about meals for your band or photographer
We clear our cooking area away afterwards; any staff stay as long as agreed.
Canapé tapas with the drinks reception keep guests going during photos.
- 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