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Help me to estimate tips please.

CubanBride Posted:

Help me to estimate tips please.

Hall Tip $350.00 (slightly more than $4 per person)
Limos/Town Car $50.00 each/$25 town car
Photographers (2) $100/$50
Florist Delivery $25.00
Officiant $50.00

That's a total of $700 in tips. What do you think? Too high? Too low? Am I missing anyone?
MrsJ Posted:

Re: Help me to estimate tips please.

Do you have a videographer?
Hair and Makeup people?
organist?
Bridal attendant?
CubanBride Posted:

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Posted by kelleherkm

Do you have a videographer?
Hair and Makeup people?
organist?
Bridal attendant?



No
Yes and yes
no
uh, comes with the hall I guess.
nylisa Posted:

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What about your DJ or Band

CubanBride Posted:

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Posted by nylisa

What about your DJ or Band



Oh. Damn, forgot about the DJ. Crap.
nylisa Posted:

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Here is what we tipped:
Matre d' - $520 ($3 pp)
Hostess - $100
Videographer - $100
Assistant - $50
Photographer - $100
MC - $100
DJ - $50
Limo Driver - $50 each driver
Flower Delivery Person - $40
Makeup Artist - $70 (she did 3 people)
Hair Stylist - $20
MrsJ Posted:

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Damn I forgot about the Dj too LOL!
I'm paying $100 for my makeup and paying for my Mom $60 and the girls are paying $50 each. I dont think I will tip the day of because I tipped $25 at my trial plus the girls will be tipping...and the makeup girls runs her own company so its not like she has to share the $ she makes and she is making over $400 on that day alone.

I'm tipping my hair girl $25 for me, $25 for my sister.

Tipping the DJ $100
MrsJ Posted:

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I have a question for you girls, my photographer is charging us approx $6,000 for the day. She will come with an assistant. SHe owns the company herself. I feel that $6000 is enough and shouldnt have to tip her. What do you think? What about her assistant?

CubanBride Posted:

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NYlisa, thanks. That helps a lot. I don't feel cheap now. LOL!

DecBride04 Posted:

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I have on my list:

Dj & MC = $100

Photo = $100

Limo = $235 going & $25 pick-up

MatraDe = $2 per head = $250
Bridal attendant = $100

Priest & Decan = $50 each = $100

Hair & Make-up =$30

Nails = $10

Not Tipping-
Florist- reason being they charge a $50 delievery fee. So to me, that is their tip. Am I forgetting anyone????
nylisa Posted:

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Posted by DecBride04

I have on my list:

Dj & MC = $100

Photo = $100

Limo = $235 going & $25 pick-up

MatraDe = $2 per head = $250
Bridal attendant = $100

Priest & Decan = $50 each = $100

Hair & Make-up =$30

Nails = $10

Not Tipping-
Florist- reason being they charge a $50 delievery fee. So to me, that is their tip. Am I forgetting anyone????


Are you having a videographer?
leighdvm Posted:

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This is what I will be doing:

M.C. = $100
D.J. = $ 50
Video = $100
Photo = $200 (I have 2 photograghers)
Bridal Attendant = $100
Limos = $100 ($50 each)
Church music = $100 (2 musicians @ $50 each)
Maitre'D = $300.00

Oh man, that's $1,050. I think I need to sell blood or something.
MandM07-03-05 Posted:

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bumping for more tip ideas

tinkerwdw Posted:

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I am still so puzzled by this tipping business! Most of the people I am using own their business- I heard when this is the case, you usually don't tip? It always also puzzles me how they add on an 18% grat at the hall, but you still have to tip over that. Where does that 18% go? Does anyone know?


(sorry, we are VERY POOR and bitter right now! ha.)

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