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Wedding Paella Catering for West Blatchington events
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella catering for weddings, from canapés to the wedding breakfast and evening food in West Blatchington and the surrounding area.
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Spanish-themed and destination-style weddings
- Vow renewals and civil ceremonies
Planning an event in West Blatchington?
Wedding paella catering in West Blatchington, made fresh on the day
A wedding paella is food and entertainment at once. Guests wander over to watch while the photos are taken, and the food arrives hot and plentiful. Popular choices include Spanish desserts, evening paella and canapé tapas, and we’re regularly asked to cater destination-style celebrations at home and weddings with lots of dietary needs.
A farm or garden wedding near West Blatchington suits live paella. We’ll need a level spot and a way to reach it. Everything is cooked from scratch at your wedding, not reheated, and served as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- West Blatchington (BN3)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Paella compared with other options
If you are weighing up paella against a traditional menu, think about your venue, your guests’ diets and the feel of the day. Live paella pricing depends on the event. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. We itemise everything in your quote.
What you get with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. A few tips:
- Book early for summer Saturdays
- Send us the running order and speech times
- Tell us how many evening guests to expect
- Pick a serving style
Fresh pans can be cooked for evening guests, normally timed after the first dance.
A table tapas starter gets everyone sharing.
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
- The address or venue name
- Which courses you have in mind
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your wedding in West Blatchington
Mixed diets are easy, which matters at weddings with lots of guests.
These are some of the occasions we cater in West Blatchington and Brighton and Hove:
- Weddings with a Spanish theme
- Wedding receptions after a small ceremony
- Civil partnerships and vow renewals
- Informal wedding breakfasts
Ladies Mile nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- Who provides the crockery
- How long the team stays
- What the caterer needs from your venue
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Working with your venue
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.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
FAQs for West Blatchington
We’re having a ceremony at St Peter's Church: can you cater afterwards?
Yes, at a nearby garden, marquee or hall where we can cook. Live cooking usually happens at the reception venue, not the church. Send us the reception address.
Which station should guests use for West Blatchington?
The closest is Aldrington station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Can you liaise with the venue coordinator?
Yes, and it saves you passing messages. Introduce us and we’ll sort the details.
How much space do you need?
Less than you might think: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. If in doubt, send a photo.
Can we have a tasting?
Tell us you’d like a tasting when you enquire, and we’ll talk you through it.
Do you cook it at the event?
It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook it there and then, serving it hot from the pan.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
What’s in the pans
Table tapas
Sharing tapas breaks the ice.
Desserts
Spanish desserts from churros to crema catalana, or your cake as dessert.
The process
On the day, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so we time everything to your schedule. Golden-hour photos in West Blatchington at midsummer come around 9:20pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. In late May, sunset is about 8:50pm, and in late September about 7:05pm.
- Send us your wedding date, venue and numbers.
- We plan your menu course by course.
- Timings are agreed with your venue.
- We cook live on the day and serve each course.
- We pack down, and staff stay as agreed.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Check the venue allows live cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? That’s fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. To start, fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Weddings in West Blatchington: venues, ceremonies and travel
West Blatchington is about 1 mile north-east of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. We cater weddings at homes, gardens and venues in West Blatchington and nearby villages. We cook in 30 places in Brighton and Hove, from the larger towns to small villages.
Put the station on your invitation: Aldrington station is about 0.7 miles away. Planning photos in Hove Park? It’s worth checking the park’s rules first. With the South Downs National Park within about 6 miles, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Check vehicle access and cooking rules with the venue. With the coast within about 3 miles, a seafood paella suits a seaside-style wedding. We’ll plan shelter from sea breezes.
Wedding paella catering in BN3 is planned around your venue and timings. Streets in the area include Frant Road, Nevill Road and Nevill Avenue, and we can cook for a wedding on any of them. West Blatchington sits on or near the A2038, so getting the burners and pans to your wedding is simple. If your venue is just outside West Blatchington, we also cover Brighton and Hove (1 mile south-west), Hove (1 mile south), Aldrington (1 mile south-west), Westdene (1 mile north-east) and Withdean (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), Kemptown (3 miles south-east), Whitehawk (4 miles south-east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east) and Bevendean (3 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Churchill Square (2.2 miles south-east) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles north). The countryside around West Blatchington includes Thundersbarrow Hill and Ladies Mile.
- Schools near West Blatchington include Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (under half a mile south-west) and The Drive Prep School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Nevill pub (within half a mile north-west)
- 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