Tipping Vendors?

I’m honestly not tipping any of my vendors other than the altar servers and my hair stylist. The church gives a suggested amount for the altar servers ($20 each) and I always tip hair stylists 20%.


The catering company adds 20% to the total cost for gratuity so they don’t need anything additional. All the other vendors (DJ, photographer, ect.) set their own prices, so they do not need tips to make a living. I would say a good rule of thumb is 20%.

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A few of my vendors included 20% gratuity on the bill (winery reception, h&mu). Both my videographer and photographer each own their own company so technically I don’t have to tip them, but I am thinking of giving them each $150-200 and a bottle of wine from the winery we are getting married at! The photos and video are all we have left from that day so I want to show them how much I appreciate them capturing our day!

Our venue/catering includes tip in the pricing. We will be tipping hair and makeup, officiant, DJ, and photographer. Even though they all set their own prices they still deserve a tip!!!! They are still providing a service to you, and if their work is good, they deserve a tip. Who came up with this "if they own the business you dont need to tip?" Anyway? Just my opinion, my I dont agree with it at all. The prices they set most likely do include a small profit, but when you break down their costs (equipment, hourly rate, office rental/utilities, staff payroll, travel expenses etc) it all adds up! If they provide you awesome service and a great product, give them a tip! For the photographer, it can even be after you get your photos back! Send them a thank you card with a check, they would greatly appreciate it! It doesnt even have to be a ton, maybe 75 or 100 bucks to show your appreciation.

For our ceremony, we only had the officiant and photographer. We didn't tip the officiant. He didn't do a very good job (completely skipped my vows) and then as soon as we got to the end of the aisle, he was asking my mom to be paid so he could leave. $200 for 20 minutes seem like enough. Our photographer, on the other hand, was great, so we tipped her even though it's her own business.

I dint know if WW has a cheat sheet like this, but I saved this one from the knot a while back for future use: https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-vendor-tipping-cheat-sheet
U.S. Etiquette states you are not expected to tip the owner of the business, ie a self employed photographer, but if you hire a company and the photographer is an employee they should be tipped.

I not tipping until after everything is said and done. They have addresses that a thank you card with a check can get sent to. I think it’s good to wait because you may not want to tip someone, or you may really want to tip someone A lot but after hearing from your parents or bridesmaids or whoever afterward about any potentially really good or bad experiences with the vendors will contribute to how much I want to tip. Not everyone deserves 20%. Some you will want to give more, others less. They won’t be mad at you and leave you a horrible review online if you don’t tip immediately. But if you tip them and then you find out your servers were being rowdy with some guests or the food was cold on some people’s plates, you can’t get that tip back

Not everyone needs to be tipped but do your homework on those you should tip. If you’re having deliveries or servers you absolutely should tip them, they don’t get that gratuity money, it goes straight to the business. I know weddings cost so much money but please tip those guys what you can afford, cash in envelopes so their businesses don’t pocket their tip.

We're only tipping our servers and bartenders. When we get closer to our date, our coordinator will let us know how many staff to expect.

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