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I think some of my family and friends may have tipped some of the waiters themselves but that was voluntary b/c the waiters were so awesome and attentive!

Florist: $10 per delivery person
Limo Drivers: $25 each b/c their gratuity was
included.
Hair/Makeup: 20%
Video/Photg $100-150 b/w the owner and the assistant
My DJ owned his own company so I just tipped the assistant.

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Thanks so much!

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When do you give the limo gusy there tip at eh begining when they pcik you up? also how about the matre d and the bridal assistant begining or end

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Thanks for the tipping info. I was wondering, too. I like the idea of not sealing the envelope until the end, too. That way I can adjust according to service.

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Thanks for the tipping info. That helps!!

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I am on the same page w/ the tipping amounts. It all sounds about right. Thanks.

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How are you guys doing your placecards? Are you handwriting them or typing?

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yeah i was wondering who was using the placecards WM provided? or are you doing your own? i would like to do the candle votives but i can totally see myself running out of time and energy.

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I don't think I am using the WM placecards. I have been feeling pretty crafty lately so I just bought a pack of placecards from Paper Access that are this shimmery cream color and I am thinking of hot glueing a flower in cornflower blue (my BM color) to one side and twisting the stem into a spiral. Probably makes no sense!!!! I also just sent one of the placecards to my calligrapher to see if she would be able to write on them since they are shimmery. Hopefully it will all work out and I will remain in this creative mood for a little longer!

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I am debating on doing my own placecards. I think I might use the ones provided. Everything is getting expensive.


Is anybody actually assigned seats or just tables?

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I am assigning just tables. I am not sure what place cards I am going to use. I actually forgot about them until reading the last few messages on this board.

Do most people hand print the table cards or do they have the calligraphers do them?

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I think I want to do a seating chart instead of place cards all together. I was going to do something with postcards but that got all crazy and I wound up throwing away the paper I had to make them stand up in a fit one day.

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I am just assigning tables. I think I have seen everything with placecards, people putting them through the computer, handwriting them, calligrapher, etc... I would just put them through the computer, but the ones I found are already detached so I think it would be too hard and I have no patience to write them all out!

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I don't know what I will do with the placecards. I think everything will depend on how much time I have to do it.

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when is the head count due?

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The headcount isn't due until a week before the reception.

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whew!!!
i was afraid it was a month in advace cuz i gave our rsvp date to be 3 weeks before the day. im ok then.
thanks

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Don't worry, I was even calling them 4 days before to make some changes to the tables and they were so helpful!

A week before you drop off your seating chart, final numbers, favors, placecards, table signs (if you are naming your tables), menus (if you are making them), table cameras, etc.

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Isn't it better to give a lower # and add on as needed? tanbride what did you do for placecards?

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anyone having an early (noon) ceremony there? I'm curious about timeline and hair people.