HELP!! Officiant tipping question.....

HELP!! Officiant tipping question.....

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Officiant: It may seem a bit odd to slip an envelope to the person officiating your ceremony, but it is the proper thing to do. It's tradition for the best man to hand over the tip, which should be between $100 and $200. If you're getting married in a church, they'll often expect you to donate a percentage of your total wedding cost -- so if your wedding is $20,000, a $2,000 donation is gratefully appreciated. However, if you don't belong to this church and you didn't have a lot of involvement with the officiant, you can choose to contribute a lower amount.

What if you paid the church $750 already?? We don't belong to that church keep in mind.

Do we tip the officiant in addition to that $750??? I am so confused. Any help would be so greatly appreciated

Re: HELP!! Officiant tipping question.....

Yes, you are supposed to tip them on top of the church fees. Mine was actually my uncle so I did feel weird giving him cash so we donated to the priest retirement fund in his name instead. You could always do something similar like a charity in thier name if you would feel better about that... Just a thought but I think you have to do something either way...

Re: HELP!! Officiant tipping question.....

yes, you have to tip them....My church fee was $700 and we still tipped our priest.

Re: HELP!! Officiant tipping question.....

Wow your churches are expensive! Mine is only $520 which is including church, organist and singer. But yes you are supposed to tip on top of the church fees. The church fees go to the church the officiant tip goes to the priest himself. Ours is a priest I have known forever so I am fine with it. We are also inviting him to our reception.