diy tip jar!

That's adorable!!

ETA: Also, I've seen tip jars at wedding bars at every single wedding I have ever attended, in more than one country and for several different styles and budgets of wedding. I don't see how people can say it's tacky. I've been to weddings all over the globe and have literally never seen a wedding bar without a tip jar.

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And yes!! Seriously how is it tacky? So what if I'm paying lol I mean I'm not gonna stop a guest from rewarding great service if they feel. I'm not forcing then to give anything, it's completely optional and adults know that. Glad someone else understands my POV

Anytime we are getting ready to head out to an event my fiance asks "Do you have cash for the bartender?" Even if a 20% gratuity is included in your catering fee, it's always nice for the bartenders to receive cash tips from the guests. They work hard and often use that cash to get them through the week until the next job. I wouldn't think twice about putting out your cute jar. They will greatly appreciate it!

View Quoted Comment Thank you!! Exactly that's how I feel, I don't know if they split evenly or how they're paid. Just how we have to keep the guests happy we also have keep the people serving us happy to receive great service

I would personally ask the venue to remove it. If you’re already covering the cost which I’m sure it includes a high percentage for gratuity and tip then there’s no need for a jar. People would tip the bartenders regardless and having the jar just look tacky in my opinion. Now your jar is perfect and very affordable but I would personally not use it. You don’t want people feeling obligated to do so or see like it comes from you instead.

View Quoted Comment I completely agree with you, I think tip jars on the bar is the tackiest thing at a wedding! I told my venue When I signed my contract that there is to be absolutely no tip jar on the bar or I would take it off myself and there would be hell to pay. Do you invite people to your house and expect them to open their wallets to tip for drinks? Absolutely not! So why ask at your wedding when they are guests of honor on a very special day... it is a very pretty jar though; very beautifully decorated, I would try and use it else wear besides as a tip jar!

View Quoted Comment You cannot compare my home to our wedding/event/venue. If that's your opinion about a tip jar, fine but please no need to make comments about my home as if I have no idea how to cater to guests. That is rude and not necessary. I don't live at a venue behind a bar and they're grown adults to decide if they would like to tip or not and they may not even notice the jar. I know my crowd and thankfully not judgmental. They know their options and no one is forcing them to tip. But thanks

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It's not considered tacky in her region. nor is it in mine. Where I'm at people want to tip the bartenders even though you already are. there's nothing wrong with it.

Also I love the cute saying on your jar and I will be using it on mine (even though I am having an open bar and tipping my bartenders as well)! thanks for the inspo!

Chiming in here because I see a lot of people throwing shade... Its not Tacky. I was a bartender for 5 years and did MANY private functions including weddings. Yes we get tipped by the hosts because the contract but it never hurts to have a tip jar if people are feeling generous or they really like the bartenders. Personally, whether I was at an event or actually behind the bar in our restaurant I still only make $5 an hour, and I sure as heck would take a bar shift over a private event if I knew I wasn't going to be making what I could make behind the bar. Some company's pay their bartenders $20 an hour but thats ONLY if they work for an event company and a lot of places don't do just event companies it comes from some other backbone such as a bar and restaurant. My sister in law and Brother did a big fancy wedding (upstate New York) it was an open bar and they tipped at the end of night BUT the bartenders also put out a jar and it said tips not required but always appreciated. Personally at my wedding we can't have a tip jar the company (an event company) pays their bartenders $40 an hour, they don't even have a mandatory tip amount at the end of night because of this wage (we obviously will still tip well) but we can't have a tip jar, BUT in no way do I find a tip jar tacky... You do what works for you.

BTW I love your jar its adorable!

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much! I love your response, it's very realistic and who better than someone who lived it. We don't know their situation or payment agreement to do that event. Just because we paid what's in the contract and even more taking into consideration I'm not filthy rich or comfortabley wealthy to maybe make their night. Now if the jar says you must tip! Or we make an announcement now that's tacky and rude. Thankfully I know my crowd and they are great tippers who don't take offense. Guests understand how much go into a wedding, they know we've done this alone and they know they've been paid for. Dropping a tip is always optional and we don't have to tell them that. The bartender does also make the night a hit aside from the food and music.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for the positive feedback!! And you're welcome! I'm glad I can help 🙂

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I agree. Some people think everything is tacky or cheap. I have seen these at weddings. If a guest feels that had superior service, they can tip. The bartender and drinks are paid for already. Nothing wrong with it.

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Nothing at all wrong with it. Some people assume or imply things that aren't the case. I have seen these at weddings before. Cute idea!

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We have already tipped the bartenders per our contract plus plan to tip that night, but our vendor puts a tip jar out and told us that they do so I don't think we can stop them.

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I agree! I guess I just don't try & look at the negative in everything or be judgmental. Every wedding is different because of taste & budget. Some people pay for the best while others have to make things themselves and ask family & friends for help. I just don't think that way. I have seen tip jars at weddings, too.

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Agree!!! Good luck with your wedding!!

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This why we have a tip in our budget that we will give them in cash that night also. I know they get the tip from our venue, but I trust that our friends and family will keep them busy

View Quoted Comment Seriously! That's what I'm saying, it's crazy how two or three people can make you feel like 💩 for something so trivial. Like you don't have to like what everyone does but if you have nothing nice to say, then don't because I definitely wasn't looking for an opinion on whether we should use this or not lol. Thank you for your positivity!

Very tacky. I would take it down. I’d hate for my guests to think I wasn’t paying for the drinks/tip.

View Quoted Comment They would obviously know it's been paid for when it's stated that it's a consumption bar. That's your opinion which I respect, I've already heard one too many times on here on how tacky it is, however there are others, previous bar tenders, who commented on here how it's not tacky. I posted this for the sake of showing an idea for a DIY not to be judged for it.