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Wedding Paella Catering for Walstead events
Love Paella cooks paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in Walstead and nearby, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Informal wedding breakfasts
- Garden and marquee weddings
Wedding paella catering for Walstead events
Wedding paella catering for your wedding in Walstead
The smell of saffron and garlic drifting across a garden or barn gets guests excited about the meal long before it’s served. We are frequently asked to cater informal wedding breakfasts and weddings with mixed diets, with Spanish desserts, evening paella and canapé tapas.
Rural weddings around Walstead have a magic of their own, and an open-air paella adds to it. Plan for access and a wet-weather cover. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Location
- Walstead (RH16)
- County
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- How many guests are eating
- Your choice of paellas
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- The length of service
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Wedding venues and ceremonies near Walstead
Walstead is about 1 mile east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. For wedding paella catering in Walstead, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Walstead is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. We cook right across the region, from Walstead to Brighton (about 12 miles away).
If you’re marrying at a church near Walstead, such as Church of the Good Shepherd, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so it is ready as guests arrive. Put the station on your invitation: Haywards Heath station is about 1.5 miles away. The South Downs National Park is within about 7 miles of Walstead, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH16, and we can cater your wedding anywhere in it. We can cater a wedding on streets such as Sage Avenue, Ivy Drive and Juniper Place. Walstead is on the B2111, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. Close by, we cover weddings in Lindfield (1 mile north-west), Horsted Keynes (3 miles north-east), Ardingly (3 miles north), Furner's Green (4 miles east) and Highbrook (4 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (12 miles west), Burgess Hill (4 miles south-west), East Grinstead (9 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south-west) and Broadfield (9 miles north-west).
A little further out are Parish Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and Princess Royal Hospital (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.
- Local schools include Great Walstead School (0.7 miles east) and Oathall Community College (1 mile west)
- Nearby, you will find The Snowdrop Inn (less than half a mile south)
DIY paella versus live catering
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
The process
On the day, we set up our cooking area, light the burners and start the sofrito. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. In Walstead, midsummer sunset is about 9:20pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm, which means evening paella is usually served in daylight in June and July. Later in the year, plan lighting: in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm.
- You tell us your date, venue, guest numbers and how you picture 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.
- We cook live on the day and serve every course on cue.
- Afterwards we clear our area; any staff you’ve booked stay as planned.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For event organisers in Walstead
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
What else we do in Walstead
The menu, dish by dish
Paella wedding breakfast
A choice of paellas, served at the pans or to the tables, with bread and salad.
Desserts
A sweet finish: churros, crema catalana or your wedding cake.
Live paella or other catering?
Choosing between paella and a traditional menu?, consider your venue, diets and the style you want. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Walstead hosts choose us
- Catering across West Sussex, including Walstead
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Read How we price Or The cost guide.
Planning for every diet
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Count day and evening guests separately
- Add a dietary question to your RSVP cards
- Tell us when speeches will be
- Connect us with your coordinator
If speeches or photos run over, tell us, and we’ll adapt the timing so the paella is served at its best.
Spanish desserts, or your own wedding cake, finish the meal.
Walstead questions
Could we have live paella in Eastern Road Nature Reserve?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Walstead.
Do you cater for young children?
Of course. Children frequently love a simple chicken paella. Include children in your numbers.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria, yes. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain the options.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
Who books wedding paella catering in Walstead?
Sharing food gets tables chatting, which suits a relaxed wedding.
These are some of the occasions we cater:
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Garden and marquee weddings
- Relaxed sharing-style wedding breakfasts
Planning photos in Eastern Road Nature Reserve? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Before you book anyone
- Space, access and power needs
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The wet-weather plan
- Allergen information for each dish
- 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