Hi everyone! My fiancé and I settled on a venue that we absolutely love and has fantastic reviews as far as customer service, but during the tour of the venue and going over numbers, the salesperson told us that a $1,200 tip for the Maitre D is not included in the package but is customary.
For some background info, we're in the greater NYC area where the average wedding cost is $30k (which is about what we are spending). So taking that into consideration, do you think $1,200 is excessive?
And for the record -- I have no doubt that Maitre D's work their butts off and I'm in no way diminishing their value, but $1,200 for 7-8 hours of work sounds off to me, I know doctors and lawyers that don't make that kind of money.
On the other hand, like many of you, I've never planned a wedding and have no idea what is normal / what is not.
Thanks for your help/advice!
