Newlyweds: question regarding how you tipped your vendors

Gonnacatchapeacock Posted: Aug 12, 2005 09:54 PM

Newlyweds: question regarding how you tipped your vendors

How much (about) should I put aside for tipping the day of?

Which vendors did you tip, approximately how much?

THANKS !!

Boop2704 Posted: Aug 12, 2005 10:09 PM

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We tipped:

Maitre'D- $3 per head

Bridal Attendant- $100

Photo- $50

Video- $50

Video Asst- $25

DJ & MC- $50 each

Limo- $50

Officiant- $50 gift certificate to dinner

Organist- $50

Make-up- $50

Hair- don't know, done by a friend and mom tipped her.

Florist Delivery person- $20

I think thats it!!

I am sure there are probably a few other we threw a tip to, just can't remember!

girlygrl33 Posted: Aug 13, 2005 06:14 PM

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Maitre'D- $400 for 180 guest

Bridal Attendant- $150

Photo- $50

Video- $50

Photo Asst- $50

DJ & MC- $250 they could split it on thier own

Limo Bus $50, Rolls $20, 8 passenger limo- $20- thats right forgot they added 20% gratutity to the contract!

DOC- $250

Florist delivery- $20

Make-up- $50
Hair- $30

I think thats it- geez cant remember who else we tipped. I purchased special envelopes and my DOC handled them. It worked out great!

N.Y.bride Posted: Aug 13, 2005 06:19 PM

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We tipped:

Maitre'D- $200 per head (was also my BM and I paid him $300 for that)

Bridal Attendant- $100

Photo- $50 for 5 hour , $100 for the 8 hours

Video- $100

DJ & MC- $100 for one $50 the other

Limo- $20 each, already paid 20% gratuity

Make-up- $20

Hair- $45

Florist Delivery person- $20

Bar tenders $40 (my guests were tipping them big time)

Bagel Delivery....

These are guesses. I gave the money to people to tip them, I know some added more

suven Posted: Aug 13, 2005 06:21 PM

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My cousin took the leftover money and I still can't figure out what happened
Here's what she decided on :

Maitre D: $300 for 125 guests (there were some minor issues with the setup of my room and she said that she took that into consideration when tipping)

Bridal Assistant: $50 (she spilled my water on the guest book and pretty much ruined it,but she was awesome otherwise)

Band: I think she gave $100 to EACH of the lead singers; $50 to the secondary singer, and then another $300 for the rest to share)

Limo: $0. ISSUES!!!

Hair: 3 hairdressers, I think $50 among the 3. They work for DH's uncle and didn't cut us any kind of deal whatsoever, even though they told him that they would

Makeup: The makeup guy did some extra work (lips for 2 BMs, eyebrows for 1 BM), so I gave him $50 or $60

eta: gave the local florist $50 and he did NOT deserve a penny

littlebookworm4 Posted: Aug 13, 2005 06:55 PM

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good idea asking the newlyweds!! I am dreading this part of the wedding!!!

aidamarie Posted: Aug 13, 2005 07:21 PM

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Matre D - $250 for 96 people

Bridal Attendant - $100

Photographer - $200 on the day i got my proofs. He was unbelievable to work with and i loved my pictures, i should have tipped more.

Flowers- not sure SIL tipped him i wasnt there yet.

DJ $200

Officiant $50 which he didnt deserve since he changed my entire ceremony without consulting with me first. He cut out my readers, added a poem for himself to read. And announced my brothers memorial candle when i asked him not to because it was something private just for my parents, thats why i didnt put it in the programs.

Video- havent tipped yet. Will tip at least minimum $250 when i get my video, he was so cool to work with, and has been after the wedding to, dealing with all my changes to the video as in adding more pics, adding more music, and some other changes.

Bar tender $50

ETA: oh and i tipped the hairdresser $30, but that was before i knew she had cut off my hair, since i didnt notice until i got home.

girlygrl33 Posted: Aug 13, 2005 09:17 PM

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Posted by N.Y.bride

We tipped:

Maitre'D- $200 per head (was also my BM and I paid him $300 for that)

Bridal Attendant- $100

Photo- $50 for 5 hour , $100 for the 8 hours

Video- $100

DJ & MC- $100 for one $50 the other

Limo- $20 each, already paid 20% gratuity

Make-up- $20

Hair- $45

Florist Delivery person- $20

Bar tenders $40 (my guests were tipping them big time)

Bagel Delivery....

These are guesses. I gave the money to people to tip them, I know some added more

maitre d 200 per head??????????????????????

lisad117 Posted: Aug 13, 2005 09:20 PM

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Wow. This was a great question. I had no idea that the tips added up to so much. Oh well- one more thing to save for!

N.Y.bride Posted: Aug 14, 2005 07:21 PM

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Not per head, I cut and pasted

I paid Maitre D $200 and had already paid him $300 for being my BM too

SomethingBlu Posted: Aug 14, 2005 07:32 PM

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How much is relative, I think I DEFINITELY undertipped some vendors who were amazing, but I had ZERO money left that night since I could barely scrape together tip money. If you can. do a 'guideline' and then bring some extra cash, just in case someone deserves more (wish I had)...this is what I did the day of:

Hair - $20 (and I REALLY WISH I HADN'T - what an idiot I am...but whatever, it was already 'calculated'. She didn't deserve it though.)

Make-up - $25

Limos - $50 each driver (there were 2, and yes, their tip was included in my contract price, but they were AMAZING)

Photographer - $50 for the 6 hour one and $100 for the 10 hour one (DEFINITELY under tipped here)

Videographer - $50 for assistant and $100 for 'main' (also under tipped)

Maitre 'D - $400 (it was a little more than $4 per guest)

Bridal attendant - $75 (should have given her $100)

DJ - $100

Percussionist - $50

070306 Posted: Sep 07, 2005 07:12 PM

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bump

prncssrachel Posted: Sep 07, 2005 07:20 PM

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I didn't go overboard with the tipping because we were running out of cash at the end, but we did spend at least 1300 total tipping people.

hocus Posted: Sep 07, 2005 07:43 PM

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Reception site Managers: $150 each
Chef: $200 (I did my reception at a restaurant, so I actually met the chef. The food was outstanding.)
DJ: $200
Photographer: $300 (he rocked! I loved him)
Hair: over 20%, plus a gift sent to him, because he stayed ALL day to do touch ups and then took pictures during the ceremony to give it more coverage. For example he took pictures of my and the girls lining up, which my main photographer couldn't get because he was at the other end of the aisle.
Make up: 20% + Starbucks card in thank you note
Chocolate Fountain attendant: 18%
Ceremony musicians: $40 per head

We also had a envelope for the 'floor staff' - waiters, bar tenders etc.

evnme Posted: May 15, 2006 01:25 PM

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bump

evnme Posted: Jun 05, 2006 01:41 AM

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bump

aliwnec10 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 08:15 AM

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So you have to tip the BM & the maitre'd? How much for each?

ChrissynRicky Posted: Jun 05, 2006 08:37 AM

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Posted by aliwnec10

So you have to tip the BM & the maitre'd? How much for each?

We tipped the MD about $4 per person, and the Bridal Attendant $150 (recm'd $75-$100)

However, you DO NOT have to tip the Banquet Manager.

shellsonbeach Posted: Jun 05, 2006 09:01 AM

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Why do we tip the Video and Photographer? isint that there job the DJ is another story because they pretty much do requests and other things that are not known until the wedding.