TIPPING VENDORS

JaredsGirl Posted: Oct 26, 2008 08:16 PM

TIPPING VENDORS

Hey Girls,

I was wondering how much you would tip your vendors on the day of the wedding-

1- DJ
2- Photographer
3-Others- if applicable

Is tipping expected? I just feel like we are paying a huge amount to begin with but i have heard of people tipping

bensgirl Posted: Oct 26, 2008 08:22 PM

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hi,

we tipped (from what i remember):

dj--$75
videographers--$75 each
flower delivery person--$25
limo drivers--$50 each
bridal attendant--$100

we also tipped our maitre'd of course and we gave him approximately $4pp attending. i think $3 is pretty standard but since we had a small wedding we wanted to bump it up a little. i'm sure there are also girls who give even more.

we didn't tip our photographer b/c he works independently (he IS his company) so all of our payments went directly to him.

HTH

JaredsGirl Posted: Oct 26, 2008 08:31 PM

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thanks for the info- its helpful and reasonable. I heard of someone tipping the DJ 300 and I thought that was NUTTY!

sophisticat13 Posted: Oct 26, 2008 11:08 PM

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Posted by sillyilly9

Hey Girls,

I was wondering how much you would tip your vendors on the day of the wedding-

1- DJ
2- Photographer
3-Others- if applicable

Is tipping expected? I just feel like we are paying a huge amount to begin with but i have heard of people tipping

We tipped:

DJ- $50
MC- $50
Photog: $50, also tipped assistant
Maitre D- $400
Bridal Attendant- $150
Videographer- $50
Steel drum band members- $20 each (only there for CH)
Hair.Makeup- paid their fees in cash and gave them each a $50 tip

I think that's it
As far as tipping being expected...I think it is to a certain extent these days...but I know brides who also said they were paying enough money for the vendor's services and didn't tip them. My view is somewhere in the middle...I think you should try to tip but the amount should be based on service, not what's 'expected.'

My only tipping regret is that we loved our MC and we thought that we should have tipped more...We are going to write a rave review TY card to kind of make up for that

PrincyJo Posted: Oct 27, 2008 07:17 AM

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someone posted a thread on this with a master list. I'm on my way out the door but I can find it later...

ammie1016 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 08:34 AM

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We tipped the following:
DJ-$100
MC-$100
2 assistants $25 each
Steel drum guy $100
Matied-$300 (we were just at 110 people)
bridal suite attendant (100)
Photographer-$100
Videographer-$100
assistants -$50 each (2 of them)

JenBill61210 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 09:16 AM

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ladies, keep your lists coming!! I told FH we would have to tip a bunch of people and he thinks it is ridiculous that we have to spend at least 1k in tips alone.. so i just want to know which vendors were the 'necessary' ones that you tipped! (for instance, did you have to tip the bartenders, valet, etc)?

ammie1016 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 09:30 AM

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Valet was included in price as well as bartenders.
They both also got tips from guests.

main people i would tip:
Matried
photo/video
music
bridal suit attendant
limos
also hair and makeup

RockysGirl Posted: Oct 27, 2008 09:46 AM

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Posted by sillyilly9

Is tipping expected? I just feel like we are paying a huge amount to begin with but i have heard of people tipping

I totally agree with you on this. With all the money being spent already, it's hard coming up with the right tip. Obviously it can't be more than you can afford, but you also don't wanna look 'cheap' (even though that's not possible considering how much these vendors already charge, but whatever)

For me, I'm planning on tipping:

DJ - $50 (MC is owner, so no tip)
LIMO - $80
Maitre D - $200

Can't think of any others at the moment, but so far that's what i got.

wo0shply Posted: Oct 27, 2008 11:39 AM

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we did

Photographer $50 and 2nd $100 (our photographer was the owner)

DJ - $50 extra (grat was already included)

Limo - $50 extra (grat was included)

Photobooth $50

RH - $700 (thats what our coordinator told us... $5 per guest)

jessnstu08 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 11:48 AM

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Photog- nothing , it is his own company
Video- 50$
Hair/make-up - 50$
Bridal attendand - 200$ ( she was awesome)
Limo- 20$
flower delivery -25$ each

JaredsGirl Posted: Oct 27, 2008 11:48 AM

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Thanks so much for your help ladies

yswedding Posted: Oct 27, 2008 12:15 PM

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I plan on tipping my photogs after I get their final product. I tipped a little on the day.

krislee316 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 12:24 PM

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I see some people are saying they did not tip because it was the owner of the company? Is that standard procedure>?

Mat049 Posted: Oct 27, 2008 12:25 PM

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based on how they perform.. most likely you wont ever see these ppl again.. except the photo/video ppl to pick up your proofs

jennym2b Posted: Oct 27, 2008 12:59 PM

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we have some time until our wedding but we already budgeted for gratuities. All of the vendors are what is making your wedding what it is....me & my fh plan on giving

photo/video $100 ea
hair/makeup $50
dj: $75-100 ea
maitre d $800-$1000
bridal attd $150

i feel like gratuity shows the vendor how much you appreciate a job well done before, during & after