the hall told us to tip our maitre d $800 or more! is that right?? i thought the gratuity was included in the price and any extra you wanted to tip was for a job well done??
twinkletoes807
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We were told to tip our Maitre 'd $3-5 per person we are having. We are having 135, our MD is getting $400. HTH!
bellaro782
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My hall said we have Two Maitre D's and we have to Pay them each 3 bucks per person Thats almost 750 Each..
1500.00 IS WAYYY TOO MUCH FOR MY POCKET FH & I HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO
JennysMOH
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$800??? How many people are you having? It's amazing how extras start popping up. I have read $2-5 for Maitre D' is good. You're spending so much as is and then having to put an extra $800 is amazing.
DeannaNDave07
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i didnt even realize how well they get tipped. i had no idea.. my FH is gonna flip
Melimaup
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I think thats just the suggestion they make! If I were you I'd base your tip on your Maitre'd's (sp?) performance that day! I think I will be giving mine between $450-500....Give what you feel he/she deserves!!! Don't let your RH pressure you into giving more than you think you should give!!
hth!
acsm
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the norm is $3 to $5 a person...
but those are suggestions the hall gives you.. go with what you feel is appropriate...
Fall07Bride
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it just seems crazy to me! an $800 tip for one person! its a tip, im not paying his salery! and im already paying 18% gratuity on the bill. so insane. but im afraid if i dont tip him that much he'll do a sh*ty job.
punkinedibride07
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oh my... we were told $2-3 per person... I think we ended up doing $300 for a 137 person wedding.
Melimaup
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i'm tipping my maitre'd at the end of the night!!!!
diva7531
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I remember once, someone said they split it withe attendant or the staff?!?!
SuzArtie69
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Posted by twinkletoes807
We were told to tip our Maitre 'd $3-5 per person we are having. We are having 135, our MD is getting $400. HTH!
This is what I was told as well, everyone else's tip was included except for the Maitre'd 3-5 pp.
Kara and Todd
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The norm is $2-3 per person.
How many people are you having?
Our hall recommended $300-500. I think we tipped $350. We didn't have that many people (130).
FDWedding07
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My hall told us $3-$6 per person for maitre d tip and then in the end they told us that we have to tip the Captain also. I ened up tipping him $700. He reallly worked hard and everything went perfect. I never saw the captain so I gave him $100 only. Then of course the bridal attendant well I think she deserved more then everyone she was supper woman. So in the end I gave her $500 but I wise I would have given her more.
Lemons
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I think you tip at the end of the night. so his job would've already been done.....
LB and DC
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it is included in our contract at $2pp, which comes to about 280. anything more thant $300 to $500 is crazy unless they went above and beyond. keep in mind they get paid well to do this job!
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Posted by diva7531
I remember once, someone said they split it withe attendant or the staff?!?!
no, you pay gratuity (should be included in the contract) and that goes to the rest of the staff. the maitre'd fee is separate.
Flutterbye922
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$800! Woah!
Our RH told us it was anywhere from $400 - $600. I dont know how much my dad ended up giving.
LuckySevens
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We had approx. 205 and we tipped our Maitre'D $1,000.00
Regal Beagle
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I was told to tip 400-500 for a wedding of 70 people--no way!
I am doing 3.00 a person. So int hat case it would be $210.00. So I will probably will give him $250-300.
