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Wedding Paella Catering in Wellbrook
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food for events in Wellbrook and across East Sussex.
- Parties after a register office wedding
- Food for evening guests
- Sharing-style wedding meals
Live wedding paella catering in Wellbrook
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Put us in touch with your venue
- Send us the running order and speech times
After service, we pack down our cooking area; staff you’ve booked stay as agreed.
Finish with Spanish desserts or your cake.
Wedding paella catering in Wellbrook, cooked live
Paella has a natural rhythm: the rice needs about 20 minutes and is best served immediately. We plan it around your speeches and photos. Whether it’s vow renewals and civil ceremonies and marquee and garden weddings, we will put together a menu of table tapas, canapé tapas and evening paella.
Near Wellbrook, weddings are frequently in fields, barns or gardens. That’s exactly where live paella shines: no kitchen, just a level, sheltered spot. Tell us about lanes, gates and ground conditions. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Wellbrook (TN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I cook it myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Planning a paella wedding in Wellbrook
Wellbrook is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cater weddings at homes, gardens and venues in Wellbrook and the surrounding area. We cover all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 21 miles away.
Crowborough Country Park nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos. For guests travelling by train, the nearest station is Crowborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west. With the High Weald National Landscape within about a mile, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about access and cooking rules.
For wedding paella catering in TN20, we plan around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include Rothermead, Roselands Avenue and Wellbrook, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. If your venue is just outside Wellbrook, we also cover Woolbridge (1 mile north-west), Mayfield (1 mile north-east), Butcher's Cross (1 mile west), Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west) and Five Ashes (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cater in Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (7 miles south-west) and Polegate (13 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Crowborough Country Park.
- Schools near Wellbrook include St Leonards-Mayfield School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak Inn (0.7 miles north-east)
The menu, dish by dish
Desserts
Churros with chocolate, crema catalana or tarta de Santiago.
Paella wedding breakfast
The main event: paellas for every diet, served hot and generous.
Wellbrook questions
Can you cater a reception after a service at Church of St. Dunstan?
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. Tell us where the reception will be.
Do you come out to small places like Wellbrook?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Is paella too casual for a wedding?
Served well, it feels generous and special: canapés, table tapas, good crockery and staff serving the tables.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we’ll plan for them.
Can we have a tasting?
Ask us about tastings when you contact us.
Who clears up?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Clearing guests’ plates and tables can be added with waiting staff.
Can you do sangria?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
Can you cater the whole day?
We can. Canapé tapas, table tapas, a paella wedding breakfast, evening food and desserts, or any part of that.
Working with your venue
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We will provide any information the landowner or council asks for.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
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The process
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and cook and serve without fuss. Golden-hour photos in Wellbrook at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so we can time the evening paella around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and ideas.
- We build the menu course by course and send a quote.
- We agree timings with you and your venue, including speeches and photos.
- On the day we set up, cook live and serve each course as planned.
- We clear our cooking area, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the cooking area
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Agreement from the venue or landowner to cook on site
- A separate open-sided gazebo if the meal is in a marquee
- Parking close enough to carry equipment
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
On the menu in Wellbrook
- Canapé tapas
- Table tapas
- Dessert
- Sangria & bar staff
- Paella wedding breakfast
- Evening paella
Paella compared with other options
Live paella is less formal than a plated meal, but with canapés, table tapas and good crockery, it still feels special. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why Wellbrook hosts choose us
- We cover Wellbrook and the whole of East Sussex
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
See How we price And The cost guide.
Occasions we cook for in Wellbrook
It fills the gap between ceremony and meal: gather round the cooking.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Farm and barn venues
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Big weddings with every diet
- Receptions after an intimate ceremony
If you are marrying at a church near Wellbrook, such as Church of St. Dunstan, a reception in a garden, marquee or hired venue nearby keeps the day flowing: we can be cooking during the photos, so the meal is ready when you arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- The venue requirements
- Whether travel is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- 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