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Tipping - Does this sound right??

lmavolio Posted:

Tipping - Does this sound right??

Hey Girls - I am getting married in 2 days!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh....I am freaking out.

In the meantime, can someone tell me if my tipping sounds right? Am I over/undertipping anyone?? I just need a sanity check on this. Thanks!!

Hair - $50 (she is doing 4 of us) - total is $300
Makeup - $55 (she is doing 4 of us) - total is 320
Officiant - $125
DJ - $100
Photographer - $100
Video - $100
Banquet Mgr - $250 (we are having 110 people - banquet manager has been AWFUL so far)
Captain - $125

What do you think??
laural2979 Posted:

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Why are you tipping the officiant? They already get all of the money that you're paying them.

lmavolio Posted:

Re: Tipping - Does this sound right??

My officiant is actually not from the parish where we are getting married - he is actually a family friend who is coming to this church to marry us. I am not looking to shell out more $$ if I don't have to, but I felt it was appropriate to try to cover his expenses....
laural2979 Posted:

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That makes sense.

Blu-ize Posted:

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In my opinion, I would not tip the DJ and the photographer the same. The photographer is with you all day, the DJ isn't. The DJ could be $50? Are you just having one DJ? No MC?

lmavolio Posted:

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I am having a DJ & MC - was planning to tip a total of $100 and I guess they would split it??

melbalalala Posted:

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Posted by lmavolio

Hey Girls - I am getting married in 2 days!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh....I am freaking out.

In the meantime, can someone tell me if my tipping sounds right? Am I over/undertipping anyone?? I just need a sanity check on this. Thanks!!

Hair - $50 (she is doing 4 of us) - total is $300
Makeup - $55 (she is doing 4 of us) - total is 320
Officiant - $125
DJ - $100
Photographer - $100
Video - $100
Banquet Mgr - $250 (we are having 110 people - banquet manager has been AWFUL so far)
Captain - $125

What do you think??



If the BM has been awful, I wouldnt feel obligated to tip.
JIFFY Posted:

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don't forget the limo driver

lmavolio Posted:

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18% gratuity is included for our limo - do we tip them more beyond that??

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