African American Weddings

tipping

Our photographer is an independant photographer, not from a company, do we tip him, and if so how much?

We have a wedding package thru our hotel, do we tip the videographer, the coordinator, or the pianist?

Re: tipping

  • I'm struggling with this. I have serious issues wth tipping because no one tips me for my job lol. I tip waiters, waistaff, etc but only because I know their pay is dependent on those tips coming in.

    I do not intend to tip anyone but the waitstaff because I believe I am paying fair value for my services and I am not asking for anything beyond the call of duty. Most photographers are independent. If the videographer, coordinator, and pianist are from the hotel I would not tip them unless they did something extra ( like staying an extra hour, picking pecans off of a pecan pie, dealing with extreme situations).

    I think the "tips" people suggest are a bit outrageous considering what is already charged for basic wedding services
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  • they better not pick a pecan off my pecan pie.....ill kill them.
  • oh yeah, what about the hair and makeup people?!
  • Nope I am not tipping them either. Once again looking at the contracts and the fees and things I am being charged between me and my bridal party you will make about $1000 covering your gas and 3 girls is still 250 each for 3 hours of work. I don't make $83 an hour. No tip.
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    [QUOTE]they better not pick a pecan off my pecan pie.....ill kill them.
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    Lol!!!
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  • Im only tipping wait staff.  Thats it, I feel the same, Im paying enough for everything AS IS.  NOW, as far as photographer, IF I tip him it would be AFTER I received product.  NOT on the day of.
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  • I am tipping ours about $50 Starbucks card and her fav tube of lipgloss,$7 because she gave us a $500 discount and has been AWESOME thus far. It will be after I receive the final photos.

    The only other vendors I am tipping are those that are gifted or gifting to us (ie, dad paying for band, DOC is my cousin, etc.). Thank you cards for everyone else...
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  • If they are independent you dont tip..wait staff in my case will not get tip...my venue is charging us 19 percent gratuity, thats their tip ! But I will be sending my photog and videographer a gift card because they have been so awesome with working with me so far. Hair and makeup nope !
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    [QUOTE]If they are independent you dont tip..wait staff in my case will not get tip...my venue is charging us 19 percent gratuity, thats their tip ! But I will be sending my photog and videographer a gift card because they have been so awesome with working with me so far. Hair and makeup nope !
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    This!! I am not tipping as well. I believe its their job. Im having my ceremony and reception at a hotel and they are charging me 22percent service fee. That will be their tip. The only people I will be tipping are people that have offered to do things out of the kindless of their heart. Like FI uncles is our officiant and hes not charging us, my friends mom is doing our candy bar for free. They will get a tip..
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    [QUOTE]If they are independent you dont tip..wait staff in my case will not get tip...my venue is charging us 19 percent gratuity, thats their tip ! But I will be sending my photog and videographer a gift card because they have been so awesome with working with me so far. Hair and makeup nope !
    Posted by msbdumas[/QUOTE]

    <div>I am only tipping waitstaff because my FI worked in service for a long time. tHE 20% usually goes to the hotel and not the ppl that bust their butts and run around on the day of. They can make or break the reception in a lot of ways. My package was also a special that excluded the 20% so I will tip them</div>
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