Tipping

Re: Tipping

• LuckyHeather member

  

  April 2012

  1.     No, except if you get exceptional service and want to give them something extra.

  2.     No, same as above.

  3.     Yes, if you are paying her you and you get good results you should tip 15-20% of the bill.  If you aren’t paying her, then tip her 15-20% of what an average bill would be.

  4.     Yes, same as above.

  5.     No, you are paying him a service fee

  6.     Yes, if you love his work.

  

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• mandi921vh member

  

  April 2012

  I would tip everyone 20% except the photographer, maybe give him/her a couple hundred dollars, and the officiant doesn't need to be tipped.

  

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• S0095042 member

  

  April 2012 edited April 2012

  I think we've decided to only tip our florist and dj. They have both give us excellent customer service and have really gone above and beyond on our contract. I would prob. tip our photog too, except she is my boss that that would just be weird - so i was thinking about getting her a little gift.

  

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• caitlinc09

  

  April 2012

  I believe the tip is included on our bill for catering, aside from that I think we will be tipping the DJ, florist, hair and makeup people all 15%-20% based on service. The hair and makeup people are staying at the salon, we are going to them, but if your hair and makeup people are coming to you I would definitely tip at least 20%. 

  
  

  Our baker will NOT be getting ANYTHING from us above the bill price, but that's a story for another day. 

  

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• LOMLBOAT

  

  April 2012

  I think the rule is that if the person owns the business you do not tip, unless you get exceptional service.  I don't plan on tipping our priest or the venue since they get 20% gratuity already, along with RD (20% gratutity).  I don't think I'll tip the florist, but I guess I didn't really think about her.  I'm working with all small local people (cake baker out of her house), florist (out of her house), band (lead singer is the "owner"), photog (his own company out of his house), make-up/hair (owns her own company out of her house), photobooth.  So I'll probably have a few hundred dollars that day and if anyone does anything grand/exceptional, I may put some money in their pockets later.

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• bpphoto785 member

  

  April 2012

  You only have to tip if you're happy with the service. So if anyone's been a PITA, I wouldn't even worry about it.
  Generally you don't tip someone who owns their business which would include your photographer. You also don't have to tip your caterer since it's included in your contract.
  I would give your hair dresser and MUA a small tip since they're coming to your house. In the case of your Aunts friend you could also do a small gift if that's more appropriate for the situation.
  For the DJ and officiant I would do 20% or up to $50.

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• LDW0225

  

  April 2012 edited April 2012

  We will probably only tip our limo driver. Our pastor has a fee for him to do the service. Photog owns her own business. Hair dresser is a friend of mine who is doing my hair as a wedding gift to me & wouldn't accept money anyways but I will probably try to anyways. DJ's gratuity is included in the contract as well as the caterer's. I never thought of tipping the baker or florist since we are already paying them for their service... but it's something to think about I suppose.

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