Tipping Catering Servers

No, Jewels....they don't do anything. You could absolutely do it. Four times a weekend.

No.

You don't have any idea how this works, do you?

Once again, I think everyone should have to work in the service industry as a young adult. It makes better humans.

Chrissy, I so agree with you. It teaches you eveything you need to know; diplomacy, time management, efficiency, patience and optimism in the face of creepy customers. It's like grad school for real life.

Chrissy, I agree. My pet peeve is when people say it's the restaurant's job to pay their staff more. That's how it is in other places in the world, and the prices are so much higher it evens out, and service is terrible!

@Rachel, oh, absolutely! You want hangry people working your wedding and interacting with your guests. You want your photographer, who is taking the records of the day, distracted and grouchy because he's hungry. You want to possibly violate your contracts, since the vast majority of contracts include vendor meals.

Great idea!

We have an 18% service charge and when I asked the venue if that was gratuity, I was told "No. We charge a service fee so we can pay our servers and bartenders a generous wage. If you would like to add to it, you can."

I'm really glad I asked.I will be adding more to it, but not 20% more. If the coordinator told me they receive a "generous wage" I'll be addind an extra $50-$100 per server/bartender.