Just out of curiosity...how many of you actually budgeted an extra 500-1000 dollars in your budget for the Maitre D tip?
That seems quite high to me...but then again- this IS my first time planning a wedding so...
PROBM
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3-5 dollars per person is on my contract
kmiller
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3-5 dollars per person is on my contract
Is that in addition to the percentage of bill thats listed as 'gratuity'? Or does your RH not include gratuity?
Soon2BMrsC09
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i heard a dirty little rumor that gratuity isnt actually gratuity its a service charge.. that if we dont tip the wait staff they get paid like a basic salary.. im curious about this too because we have to tip the maitre d AND the wait staff doesnt get a piece of the gratuity...
LeeAnne
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my maitre d told us that the 'gratuity' on the contract is indeed a service charge. we are tipping her (based on her service) 3-5 dollars per head.
she will use the money she gets to tip all staff.
JennyAPH
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I was wondering this too... my RH charged tax and gratuity and i was wondering what the gratuity was for and if it went to maitre d?
I was budgeting $500 for a tip so I guess thats too low?
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Posted by LeeAnne
my maitre d told us that the 'gratuity' on the contract is indeed a service charge. we are tipping her (based on her service) 3-5 dollars per head.
she will use the money she gets to tip all staff.
This is true. although your MD was being nice becuase usually you tip the MD and then you give like a little extra for the rest of the staff, like the waitiers and the bartenders, because the MD doesnt usually share her/his tip ... all other tips are seperate.
There was a good tipping thread, let me see if I can find it
christophersgirl
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i asked my bm when i signed the contract about tipping the wait staff and he told me it was included in the 'service charge' and that i will only be responsible for tipping the maitre d and the bridal assistant on the day of my wedding... but one of my gfs told me that her bf used to be a waiter at a hall and they do NOT get a portion of this 'service charge' i have no idea who is right...but i guess i'm likely to set aside 3-5 per person for the maitre d and another 1-2 pp for the bridal assistant? i should probably include a tip for the waitstaff if i ever find out if they actually do in fact get tipped from us? or from the 'service charge'
i asked my bm when i signed the contract about tipping the wait staff and he told me it was included in the 'service charge' and that i will only be responsible for tipping the maitre d and the bridal assistant on the day of my wedding... but one of my gfs told me that her bf used to be a waiter at a hall and they do NOT get a portion of this 'service charge' i have no idea who is right...but i guess i'm likely to set aside 3-5 per person for the maitre d and another 1-2 pp for the bridal assistant? i should probably include a tip for the waitstaff if i ever find out if they actually do in fact get tipped from us? or from the 'service charge'
the bridal assistant is seperate, so she usually gets like 50-100 bucks. I heard the same about the waiters, so sad
