The hall gave us a "suggested gratuity" of $300-500 for our maitre d'. What exactly does the maitre d' do during the reception to earn this amount? (Tides MGs especially, if you could chime in I'd appreciate it.)
I'm not at all against tipping someone for a job well done, but I'd like to know what I'm paying for. We're going to be sorting out the tip envelopes in the next couple of days and I want to budget accordingly.