Are you supposed to tip your wedding photographer?

Anyone who provides a service and 20 percent well 15 to 20 percent

I have read if they are the owner of the business you don’t tip but if they are working for someone else then yes you tip. I was reading through the contract with my photographer and she is the owner of her business. In the contract it said gratuity isn’t required but appreciated. Maybe your contract will have something about it so check that if you are unsure.

This is a pretty good guide I think ::

We plan on send her a gift, it would seem like thats what many of her clients do - she is the owner and operator. She's obsessed with Oreos so I have been collecting little Oreo themed items - like a note pad to give to her.

View Quoted Comment Or that will work I may tip photographer some. He own his own. Business but he was super inexpensive for the plan we got

Very interesting. I didn't think to tip my photographer because he owns his own business and I feel the price he charged compensates him already which is why he set his packages at the rates he does. As far as servers at the venue. We have already paid the 20% service charges and then some in our contract so I don't feel the need to add anymore. I am not trying to be cheap at all. I believe in blessing others for sure. But depending on your set up extra is not always necessary.

I hope not! We already paying them 2000+!

View Quoted Comment It's a good guide, but the whole thing about owning your business means you shouldn't get a tip is ridiculous. If they did a good job taking care of your day, if they exceeded expectations, they deserve to be shown appreciation. If they failed miserably, by all means, forgo the tip. I'm aware owners price their work, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be shown they did a great job.

Also, one particular person missing from that list... make sure to tip your bridal attendant, they work their butts off to take care of the bride and groom, a good attendant will take care of your parents/grandparents, and before the ceremony or even during the cocktail hour, will take care of your bridal party as well... they will set up your place cards, any decorations you have, and make sure it gets back to you at the end of the night with your cake topper.

Thanks guys! My photographer is his own “company” and he’s a friend of mine and we told him how much we were able to spend and he just charged us that amount in the quote he sent us... So I’m feeling like he just included all that he intends for us to pay him, since we told him that was all we could afford to begin with so I think he tailored our package specifically to fit that... Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing like an implicit “you HAVE to tip” rule. I’ll definitely get him a gift, that’s a good idea!!