Hi Ladies! FI and I will be married at Patriot Hills in just under 3 months. Planning has gone rather smoothly, and we have all of our vendors lined up. I have some specific tipping questions and some general questions I was hoping you could help me out with.
We are working with Gina, who has been such a sweetheart. Would you mind sharing your experiences or should I just direct these questions to Gina? We will be paying a 20% “service charge.” Does anyone remember what this covered- I assume it is a “tip,” but I remember reading somewhere to double check this. Who exactly did you tip at PH? If the “service charge” is not distributed to the employees as a tip, who else do you recommend tipping besides wait staff and bartenders? We know to tip the maitre’d extra even if s/he is included in the “service charge.” Also, if you don’t mind sharing, what, if anything, did you do for Gina- a % or a $ amount? Lastly, who did you tip at the tasting? Also, after having your wedding there (or just being a guest), do you have any recommendations- maybe appetizers that were a hit (or a miss)? Anything venue specific that you wish you knew beforehand? Maybe some picture location recommendations (it will be our photographers first shoot at PH). Thank you so much!