we are having an outdoor wedding that will only be serving beer/wine/champagne/soda and we are going to hire someone to bartend and clean up the glasses and bar after. We only have $75 to give them for it. The bar will be free to guests but is it rude to have a tip jar for the bartender?
PS: santa barbara is a really expensive town and i dont feel like $75 is enough for a good bartender.
Re: Is it tacky to have a tip jar for your bartender?
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[QUOTE]Around here (southside of Chicago) I have been to weddings at venues with an open bar that the bartenders put out a tip jar. The same at my sons wedding in GA last fall. I'm not sure how this would be any different?
Posted by Cookies Mom[/QUOTE]
<div>It's not different. These wedding hosts were rude to have tip jars out. </div>
[QUOTE]My venue requires that we allow the bartender to have a tip jar so I hope not everyone feels its as rude as the previous post!
Posted by soupy76[/QUOTE]
Why do they require it? I would seriously look into ways to get it removed like telling them that you will take care of the tipping (x% of the bill) and do not want to be embarrassed by that jar being out.
I found out later that the money from the tip jars was going to charity. I felt even WORSE about not having given anything.
Don't make your guests feel awkward and guilty.
[QUOTE]I went to a really fancy, expensive wedding once and didn't bring my wallet into the reception. When I got to the bar, there was a giant tip jar in plain sight. I reluctantly ordered my drink, feeling guilty that I had no money to tip because I figured the presence of the tip jar indicated the hosts weren't paying the bartenders enough. I found out later that the money from the tip jars was going to charity. I felt even WORSE about not having given anything. Don't make your guests feel awkward and guilty.
Posted by Ali092011[/QUOTE]
Great example as to why tip jars shouldn't be present.
I'm not with the majority on this one. Tips are not mandatory, so the presence of a tip jar does not mean each of your guests need to tip. People are hosting your dinner and drinks all night and suddenly they are rude because you have the opportunity to throw down a dollar to an employee? Give me a break. People who will tip will do so with or without a tip jar. People who won't, won't, with or without a tip jar. I don't believe a tip jar is rude in any way. It never ceases to amaze me how often the word "rude" is thrown around on these message boards.
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[QUOTE]I'm not with the majority on this one. Tips are not mandatory, so the presence of a tip jar does not mean each of your guests need to tip. <strong>People are hosting your dinner and drinks all night and suddenly they are rude because you have the opportunity to throw down a dollar to an employee?</strong> Give me a break. People who will tip will do so with or without a tip jar. People who won't, won't, with or without a tip jar. I don't believe a tip jar is rude in any way. It never ceases to amaze me how often the word "rude" is thrown around on these message boards.
Posted by Simply_Caitlin[/QUOTE]
<div>No, they are not rude because they give the option to tip. People always have the option to tip. It is rude that the host is putting the duty to tip on the guest rather than paying the tip themselves. </div><div>
</div><div>Asking your guests to pay for anything at a hosted event is rude. I don't know why this would be amazing to you. Hosting your guests is the very basic foundation of wedding manners. </div>
I have always tipped bartenders at any wedding I have been to. Some have had jars, some have not, but I have always tipped regardless.
Most weddings that I have been to have had tip jars and it doesn't bother me at all. I think I would base it off the type of person you are and the type of people you're inviting. I assume our bartender would have a tip jar (honestly never thought of asking) and like us most of our guests are casual people that think that all the wedding etiquette is nice to have as a guideline, but its more important that the wedding fits your personality and budget.
I have never seen a tip jar at a wedding and thought it was rude this is crazy! As for the person who commented on my prior post that we need to make the venue remove the tip jar or pay the bartender more the bartenders are employees of the venue and are being paid by them not us they are making their usual hourly rate which is one of the reasons I do not see a problem with the tip jar. How are we suppose to know at the end of the night if the bartender "deserved" a tip or not????
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Is it tacky to have a tip jar for your bartender? : No, they are not rude because they give the option to tip. People always have the option to tip. It is rude that the host is putting the duty to tip on the guest rather than paying the tip themselves. Asking your guests to pay for anything at a hosted event is rude. I don't know why this would be amazing to you. Hosting your guests is the very basic foundation of wedding manners.
Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]
Having a tip jar does not mean you are asking your guests to pay the tip. Like I said, the jar doesn't make people tip. Those who will do it with or without the jar, and those who won't, won't. Period. She already said she had money set aside for the bartender and not a small amount either. I think it's terrible how often people are called "rude" here.
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IMO Tips do not have anything to do with whether the bartender is being paid enough! T.I.P stand for "to insure promptness" and tipping bartenders and waiters/waitressses is an accepted practice most everywhere. Following the logic of some posters should the happy couple hunt down the bellhops at the hotel where guests are staying, the cab drivers that bring guests from the airport, etc. and tip them so that guests don't "Pay" for anything? Tipping is how appreciation is shown to those whose job it is to provide service, it is not paying for service.
1. This thread is 2 years old. 2. The servers are usually tipped by the host at the end of the event or as part of the venue package.
Nor should the guests at a wedding ever be expected to pay for anything at the wedding out of their own pockets, and that includes tips.