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Gratuity - Coordinator and Banquest Staff

Lauren, on September 26, 2018 at 8:12 AM Posted in New Hampshire Planning 0 3

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Hi! I’m curious how people tip their wedding coordinator and banquet staff, anywhere really but any former Wolfeboro Inn brides who might see this would be helpful to have insight! Our wedding coordinator has been outstanding and we want to give her something but have heard from some people that for the coordinator you should give a gift versus cash?

Also, for the banquet staff, they are paid a gratuity already (that’s the 20% that drives up our costs so much!) but have heard people tip extra there, too. Looking for thoughts on how much extra to give them?

Thanks!

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Latest activity by Lauren, on August 23, 2019 at 12:14 PM

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Sam · on September 26, 2018 at 9:06 AM
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Hi Lauren! Welcome to the WeddingWire Community! A really helpful resource for all of your tipping questions is the WeddingWire Tipping Guide! This guide covers how much you should tip each of your vendors! I hope you find this helpful!
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Lisa · on August 23, 2019 at 10:23 AM
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Hi,
I'm getting married at the Wolfeboro Inn next June! What did you end up doing for tipping? Any advice for getting married at the Inn?
Thanks!
Lisa
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Lauren · on August 23, 2019 at 12:14 PM
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Hi Lisa! Congrats! I ended up tipping our coordinator $100 and then she kept commenting how much she loved part of my bridesmaid gift (a beach bag with their initial) so we ordered her one and brought that over the next weekend as well. Total value was $140. We didn’t tip the bartenders because our guests were tipping them. We have each of the banquet staff $20 and then I think $100 to the Banquet Captain (she was outstanding). Some advice - do a cap at the bar versus open bar - they charge so much! We did a cap for cocktail hour (so it was cut off at a certain amount or when the hour was over) and it saved a ton. Also, we heard some of the bartenders were rude (from different people at various times over the last year since the wedding). We felt like it wasn’t worth addressing at this point. Also, I suggest asking Guen and team to set up more chairs than are needed - people are used to lots of seat options at a church and such and a lot of my guests that arrived on the later side couldn’t sit with their spouse or SO because there were only single seats. And HAVE FUN! Email me at ******.***********@*****.*** if you have other questions!
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