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Girls on budgets???

Original post by hiswifey2011

How much did you or plan to set aside for tips?

HSsweethearts Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???

I *THINK* the tips for the waitstaff are included in the svc charge. I think at the hall the only people you need to tip are the maitre 'd and bridal attendants.

VCanizalez Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???


MD $100-200
Bridal Attendant $75-150
Photog $100 for main, $50 for assistant
Video same as photo
DJ $50-100
MC $50-100
Limo $50
Hair $40
Makeup $30


LoveyD, I will be using ur list...
Im changing a couple of it :)

I have to add

Photobooth attendant=
2 DOC=
LoveyDovey Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???


Posted by VCanizalez


MD $100-200
Bridal Attendant $75-150
Photog $100 for main, $50 for assistant
Video same as photo
DJ $50-100
MC $50-100
Limo $50
Hair $40
Makeup $30


LoveyD, I will be using ur list...
Im changing a couple of it :)

I have to add

Photobooth attendant=
2 DOC=




$50 photobooth

and 50-100 for DOC
VCanizalez Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???


Posted by LoveyDovey


Posted by VCanizalez


MD $100-200
Bridal Attendant $75-150
Photog $100 for main, $50 for assistant
Video same as photo
DJ $50-100
MC $50-100
Limo $50
Hair $40
Makeup $30


LoveyD, I will be using ur list...
Im changing a couple of it :)

I have to add

Photobooth attendant=
2 DOC=




$50 photobooth

and 50-100 for DOC




Gracias chica!

FutureMrsJC Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???

Right now it is over $2k, but I think we will probably have $2500 just to be safe

Altar servers $20 ($10 each)
Babysitter $30
Band $200 (9 pc band)
BA $150
Ceremony musicians $25 each = $75
Florist $50
H& MU $25 each = $50 (own their own biz, but want to give them something)
MD $400 (175 ppl - I know we are supposed to give more, but it's what we can afford right now)
Photog + assistant $200
Videographer =+ assistant $100 (owns his own biz)
RH Staff (20 waiters, 4 bartenders?, 5 valets? bathroom attendants) $800
BM? $200

It adds up quickly!!!


TheEyesOfMarch Posted:

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around $1000 if i had to guess

madamsireeda213 Posted:

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Posted by mybabylovesmoi

My wedding is on the small side (100 min) so I think having 1500 available for tips is very generous. I don't plan on using it all if people don't perform as well as they should or don't go above and beyond. The wedding industry jacks up the ish out of everything, the last thing I'm going to do is tip people who are lazy or don't deliver!




ITA!!!! The wedding industry is already charging us all an arm and a leg so why do we need to increase their pockets even more. I'll prolly set aside maybe $1500 in tips but thats on the high side. I dont mind paying my salon and makeup artist for their work and the bartender because i know he will be working hard that day..but some of the other vendors...i'll have to see how much i pay them..
spdy540 Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???

After writing mine out its around 2k

Mel-N-Az 2011 Posted:

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I honestly have no desire to tip... for example, our dj is charging us $300 more just because its a wedding... I'm kinda considering the extra 300 his tip.

SO tired of people charging more because the word wedding is attached to it!
dfed1022 Posted:

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Posted by LoveyDovey

Here is my tip list

MD $200-300
Waitstaff $20-$25 each
Bridal Attendant $75-150
Photog $100 for main, $50 for assistant
Video same as photo

DJ $50-100
MC $50-100

Limo $50

Hair $50
Makeup $25

Musicians $20 per musician

i got most of my numbers by looking at old 2010 brides tips



Thanks for this!
sujeire Posted:

Re: Girls on budgets???


Posted by dfed1022


Posted by LoveyDovey

Here is my tip list

MD $200-300
Waitstaff $20-$25 each
Bridal Attendant $75-150
Photog $100 for main, $50 for assistant
Video same as photo

DJ $50-100
MC $50-100

Limo $50

Hair $50
Makeup $25

Musicians $20 per musician

i got most of my numbers by looking at old 2010 brides tips



Thanks for this!



Thank you so much for this. I was over tipping. I thought when they said you had to tip the MD 3-5, I thought it was mandatory. They also told me that I had to tip the bridal attendant $2-4 per guest. Now I thought that was insane.
bebita0830 Posted:

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Thanks for this!


Thank you so much for this. I was over tipping. I thought when they said you had to tip the MD 3-5, I thought it was mandatory. They also told me that I had to tip the bridal attendant $2-4 per guest. Now I thought that was insane.


this is crazy! we should make a thread for who gets tipped and how much (average)

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