Vendor Tipping Etiquette

abnaa

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to get views on what the standard practice / etiquette for tipping wedding vendors is, including:

- florist

- photographer

- hair stylist

- band

- ceremony musician

Thanks!

Alex

mocarski002

We just got married on Sunday. I looked it up and there are only certain vendors you should tip/it is expected. That being said we honestly only tipped our driver who drove us to the hotel after the reception. Our florist already charges a service/delivery fee so I decided not to tip her. I will probably send a thank you card and write a really nice review since our flowers were BEAUTIFUL. Photographer will most likely get a $25-$50 gift card after we get our pictures if not before. He posed a sneak peak of 2 pictures and I love them. My hairstylist/MUA told me not to worry about tip but she's a family friend so I threw in an extra $20 for her. She also did 6 other peoples hair and then a 3 year old. She had an assistant so they made out pretty well. She also gave me a break on my hair & makeup. Only charged me $120 when she normally charges $250 for brides. Our DJ will probably also get a giftcard soon as well along with a thank you card.

I think its really up to you and your budget.

 

 

 

JennyColada

We tipped:
Officiant
DoC
Caterer
MUA/hair

Everyone else we just paid like a regular vendor. We basically tipped people that we had a lot of interaction with in person.

smalfrie19

We are tipping our serving staff, bartender and DJ. We will be doing a nice GC for our photogs when we get the pictures back. 

kla728

Ok, so I should have scrolled down further before posting about tipping just now haha.  My bad!  I thought I was up on most of the threads in here but guess not.  This is definitely helpful, I feel better about not tipping florist and baker now.

For reference, the post I just accidentally made: http://forums.theknot.com/discussion/1042733/tipping#latest

Dignity100

We tipped:
Wedding Planner
Limo Driver/other transportation
Photographer we gave $20 to, I might send a GC after I get the pics back.
Violinist
Dress Alterations person (She did an amazing job at a decent price)
Place that steamed/dropped off my dress (it was a holiday that the store itself was closed and she helped me hide the dress).
Reverend/Officiant
Dinner - normal tip
Hair/Makeup artists