How much to tip the banquet manager?

That Gal

Hey girls,

I feel like I have asked this before, but I always forget and really am unsure about it, but how much should we tip our banquet manager? Thanks!

That Gal

At the country club where we are having our ceremony and reception, there is a man who is the banquet manager.  He has helped us organize the small details of our wedding and he oversees that everything runs accordingly and I know that it is customary to tip at the end of the evening.  I'm not sure how much is appropriate.

crash2729

I would think that the service charge and gratuity that you pay to the facility covers her as well.

But I'm not sure.

mcskatcat

Ditto PP, that's not someone I would think to tip.  Usually tips are for people in service positions who provide exceptional service. 

lyndausvi

We tipped ours about $700?  Can't really remember but it was up there.

  He was not just the manager, but the coordinator as well.  Plus there was a very strong tropical storm hit on our wedding day, last mintue change of plans, the tent collapsed the morning of, I could go on but you get the idea.   Point being he went over and above to make our beach wedding a big success even though we were in the middle of almost a hurricane in a place that does not get these types of storms.

I guess it would depend on how much they did.  We were OOT so ours did a lot of work.  Yours might only show up the day of.   

(ETA - I got married in NJ not NOLA)

That Gal

I guess we will use our judgement then.  We like him a lot and he has helped us immensely.  I know he will be a great help on our day Thanks girls.

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_much-tip-banquet-manager?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:28691120-b2fa-4f7e-a9d0-393e885ef592Post:b253f6ad-5855-4950-b226-cdf199aba666">Re: How much to tip the banquet manager?</a>:
[QUOTE]I guess we will use our judgement then.  We like him a lot and he has helped us immensely.  I know he will be a great help on our day :) Thanks girls.
Posted by That Gal[/QUOTE]

<div>Is your wedding in LI?</div><div>
</div><div>Going to generalize here, but my experience is that banquet managers there do expect some sort of tip.</div>

ZombieNates

We're from Jersey and our venue told us the average was about $300, so we did a little more. 

Did you try asking on your local? They might have a better idea of what's normal at your venue, especially other girls who were married there.

That Gal

I am from LI, but my local board is sort of dead.  I know its normal to tip here so I think we may do around $300.