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Wedding Hog Roast for Earley
Give your guests slow-roasted pork and crackling at your wedding in Earley. The roast cooks for hours on site, then our chef carves it hot for everyone.
- Second-day get-togethers
- Farm weddings
- Intimate weddings
Wedding hog roast in Earley
How our wedding hog roast works in Earley
For a relaxed wedding in Earley, a hog roast hits the right note: proper food, carved fresh, with plenty for everyone. Our staff serve and clear, so you can enjoy it. Typical bookings include intimate weddings and barn and farm weddings, serving new potatoes, halloumi skewers and salads.
For a wedding in Earley, a marquee in a family garden or a hall with grounds keeps things personal. A hog roast fits that style. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will give you the allergen information for every dish before you book.
Organising for someone else?
If you are a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers.
Marquee hire companies frequently have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. We will keep the roaster well clear of the marquee.
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Step by step
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with roasting and serving. Golden-hour photos in Earley at midsummer come around 9:25pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Tell us your date, venue and numbers.
- We confirm the date and the venue and send a price.
- We fit timings around your running order.
- The hog roasts through the afternoon; our chef carves on cue.
- Our staff serve and clear, then we leave quietly.
How to prepare
- Check there’s a route to wheel the equipment in, without steps
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Give us a contact number for the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Fill in our quote form.
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DIY versus a catered hog roast
Roasting a whole hog yourself is possible, but it takes hours of attention, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience.
Planning for dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it’s pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- If any guests need halal food, arrange it separately
- Ask for gluten-free rolls for coeliac guests
- Give your coordinator the final menu
- Confirm final numbers a week or so before
Give us your venue coordinator’s details, for access and timings.
Lamb alongside the pork gives guests a choice.
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to a wedding barbecue, one roast feeds all your guests together without batches coming off a grill. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Why book with us
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Fresh carving at the serving station
- A choice of salads and potatoes
Take a look at our pricing and what a hog roast costs.
A closer look at the menu
Roast pork
Our chef carves the pork as it’s needed, so it stays hot and juicy.
Spit-roast lamb
Spit-roast lamb is popular alongside the pork, especially for guests who do not eat pork.
Earley weddings: local tips
Earley is about 2 miles south-east of Reading, in Wokingham. We cover Earley and its neighbours for weddings. We bring hog roasts to 35 places in Wokingham, from the larger towns to small villages.
Guests coming by rail will want to know that Earley station is about 0.9 miles away. If you want countryside in your photos, South Lake isn’t far, and the countryside around Earley suits an outdoor reception.
Anywhere in RG6, RG2 and RG1, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Elm Road, Elm Lane and Mays Lane; a wedding on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. With the A327 and A3290 close by, Earley is simple for us to get to for your wedding. Other places close to Earley we cover include Lower Earley (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile west), Newtown (2 miles north-west), Whitley Wood (2 miles south-west) and Shinfield (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (4 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles east), Twyford (4 miles north-east) and Charvil (4 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Wokingham, Earley has lots of places with room for a hog roast.
Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (1.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Earley include South Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Schools near Earley include Maiden Erlegh School (0.5 miles north-east) and Leighton Park School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Three Tuns pub (0.7 miles north)
- Other local spots include University of Reading library (0.7 miles north-west)
What affects the price in Earley
The biggest factors are:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Whether you want china
- Season and day of the week
A hog roast is often good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds a lot of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What we need to know
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Which meats and sides you’d like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and time of the event
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
Every wedding is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your wedding: send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose wedding hog roast in Earley?
You do not need a kitchen, ideal for marquee and field weddings.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Earley, including:
- Relaxed, low-key weddings
- Blessings and renewals
- Evening food after the first dance
- Marquee receptions
Marrying at Trinity Church? A reception in a garden, barn or marquee close by gives the roaster an outdoor spot.
What your quote should include
- Staffing on the day
- Travel and any London charges
- A clear list of what’s included
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
Common questions in Earley
We are gathering after a service at Trinity Church: can you cater?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby with an outdoor spot for the roaster. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Which station is closest to Earley?
The closest is Earley station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
What should we sort out beforehand?
The agreed cooking area, access for our equipment and someone to meet us. We bring everything else.
Can you work around our timings?
Within reason, we can. Give us a contact on the day and we’ll fit around changes.
Will our venue allow a hog roast?
Check with the venue first: some welcome outside caterers, others do not. We will sort the details with them.
Do you clear up?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
Do we need extra food?
For the main meal, add sides such as salads and potatoes; for evening food, rolls are usually enough.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
DIY machine hire is available. We’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards