Tipping vendors - who and how much?

dolanjj

hi ladies,

i've googled tipping a bunch of times and have found lots of conflicting information.  i'm getting married in a few weeks and trying to figure out who and how much to tip my vendors.  this is what i came up with:

officiant performing ceremony - $75-$100 donation to church (we've already paid him a fee and a fee for the use of the church)

ceremony musician - $25

reception venue (gratuity is included in the cost per person) - so I'm not sure on this one...i think i give an additional tip to the banquet manager and the maitre d'?  i've seen HUGE variance on this, from $40 each to 2% of the entire bill which would be a lot of $$...any suggestions here?

valet parking people at reception - $50 for them to split

hair and makeup - standard 15-20%

photographer (it is his own business) - $50 if we are super-happy

DJ (we are using a company, and have 2 DJs) - $100 to each

limo (tip is included in the cost) - so maybe $50 if service is exceptional?

florist - just tip $10 for each delivery location...so $20?

cake - just tip $10 for cake delivery

am i missing anyone?  do these sound right? 

thanks so much for any insight you have!!!

dolanjj

hi ladies,

i've googled tipping a bunch of times and have found lots of conflicting information.  i'm getting married in a few weeks and trying to figure out who and how much to tip my vendors.  this is what i came up with:

officiant performing ceremony - $75-$100 donation to church (we've already paid him a fee and a fee for the use of the church)

ceremony musician - $25

reception venue (gratuity is included in the cost per person) - so I'm not sure on this one...i think i give an additional tip to the banquet manager and the maitre d'?  i've seen HUGE variance on this, from $40 each to 2% of the entire bill which would be a lot of $$...any suggestions here?

valet parking people at reception - $50 for them to split

hair and makeup - standard 15-20%

photographer (it is his own business) - $50 if we are super-happy

DJ (we are using a company, and have 2 DJs) - $100 to each

limo (tip is included in the cost) - so maybe $50 if service is exceptional?

florist - just tip $10 for each delivery location...so $20?

cake - just tip $10 for cake delivery

am i missing anyone?  do these sound right? 

thanks so much for any insight you have!!!

brookelynpaisley

It sounds about right - keep in mind that if your florist and cake person own their own company and do the delivery (like mine did), you don't have to tip them either. Does your venue have a coordinator? You could ask her if she knows what is customary and/or average for the location for the maitre d'.

scoetto

I'm with brooke on this one. You don't have to tip anyone who owns their own company.