Who to tip? And how much?

Photographer 50.00 Also paid for a meal 30.00 (paid for a meal for Light person)

DJ 50.00 Also paid for a meal 30.00

Wait staff 125.00 (we had 125 people) they said to do 2-3 dollars a person, but that is ridicules!

MatrieD 150.00

For hair and makeup I didn’t tip. I thought the prices were outrages to begin with.

Limo’s the tip was added in when I had to pay for them and it was 20% for each driver and I had two.

I think that is it.

Matre d' - $520 ($3 pp)
Bridal Attendant - $100
Photographer - $100
DJ - $50
MC-$100
Videographer - $100
Assistant - $50
Makeup - $30
Hair - $20
Limo Drivers - $50 each (that was on top of the 20% gratituty already charged)

My dad tipped each waiterstaff, bartenders and chefs $50 each.

hey lisa your making me look cheap..lol
ok maybe I am

Im just kidding with you

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Posted by mskimmy98

hey lisa your making me look cheap..lol
ok maybe I am

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mskimmy98, I think I am going to follow your tipping guidelines! Seriously, it is all so expensive already! Did you have someone give each waiter the tip or did you give it to the maitre d to share among them?

I gave two envelops:

One for the wait staff with 125.00 in it.
One for the maitred with 150.00 in it.

That is what the Riviera told me to do.

Photographer $100 (12 hours with us, multiple locations)

Videographer same as photographer

Maitre D/Bridal Attendant/ Captain $450
this was the $3pp the hall recommended saying the envelope was split between all 3, they didn't deserve that much in my opinion

Flowers $0
Hair $0
Make Up $0

All of those work for themselves so they get to keep the money they make

Limo - tip was included, except pick up tip wasn't gave him $15 (rip off)

LA Productions - wasn't going to tip because she's the owner but her and her assistant did such an outstanding job I gave them $100 so hopefully they did something nice for themselves with it.

DJ/MC $50 each, again not really deserved but did it anyway



That's all we tipped I think

Did not tip video, flowers, dj all owned own business.

Photographer 100
Assistant 50

Maitre d 300 $2 a person

Bridal Attendant $100


Limos- tip was included but we gave the guy who picked us up afterwards like $10-20.
I fed everyone.

Don't go crazy with tips. It is not like you are not paying for these peoples services and even the waitstaff are getting paid.

Here's who we wound up tipping
$1200 was split between maitre d, 2 captains and bridal attendant- I thought that was WAY too much, but that's what they asked for and that's what my dad wound up giving
$30 to each band member (8 in total)
$70 the day of to each photog/videog, will also give another $100 when I pick up proofs (works out to $100 each)
$20 or $30 to limo drivers
$10 to flower delivery guy