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Tip for Officiant?

Lynne, on August 11, 2020 at 11:09 AM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 5

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Hi all. I'm helping my daughter plan her wedding. My other daughter was married three years ago and we had an officiant through our church. There was a required donation to the church and we gave the officiant a cash tip. This time, my daughter is getting married outside of a church and we are hiring an officiant. Looks like the fees in our area are typically $300 - 500 to do a wedding. My question is, do we tip on top of that? For my other daughter's wedding, for example, we didn't tip our florist. Is a hired wedding officiant more like a florist... or are they more like a bartender (who we did tip)?

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Latest activity by Lynne, on August 13, 2020 at 12:27 PM

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Margaret · on August 11, 2020 at 11:16 AM
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Not mandatory, but if you opt to for the officiant, a tip of $50-$100 (maybe more, depending on how much time they've spent with you leading up to the wedding, say, in premarital counseling, for example).
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Molly · on August 11, 2020 at 8:51 PM
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I don't think it's mandatory. We're getting married by a family friend who is a pastor. My mom is covering him and his wife's hotel (since they will be attending the wedding and our wedding is about 2 hours away) which one could see as a sort of tip.
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Lynnie · on August 12, 2020 at 2:28 PM
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It's not mandatory, especially if they are a one person business! But if they do a great job and you'd like to tip them I'd go with $50-$100!
Here's a helpful guide you can reference as well: Exactly How Much To Tip Wedding Vendors!
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Sabrina · on August 12, 2020 at 3:18 PM
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I found this article helpful. A lot of places say tip $50 for someone who is not part of a clergy. Usually donating to the church is recommended.

We are tipping $40 since we aren't going to have a rehearsal.
https://www.brides.com/story/complete-list-wedding-vendors-gratuity-tip-how-much
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May 2021
Lynne · on August 13, 2020 at 12:27 PM
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Thanks to all. I saved the article which is very helpful.
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