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Heather
Savvy October 2021

Vendor tipping confusion

Heather, on June 3, 2021 at 8:35 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 2


I'm having a little bit of a difficult time deciding how tip a couple vendors at our wedding, specifically the DJ and the venue, any insight is appreciated.

For the venue: The venue is owned by a husband-wife duo who staff the event with two of their family members (their adult children). They bartend, move chairs and tables, keep things clean, etc. All venue staffing is automatically included in the contract without an extra charge or fee mentioned in any way. Do I just tip the two family members? Or everyone? Or nobody because it's a family business? I want to do the right thing here but it's a bit confusing.

DJ: Similar situation - our DJ is a business owner but he also brings his assistant. Do we just tip the assistant? The owner does more "sticking to the schedule" type stuff and the assistant does the entertainment. What would be the best tip route for these guys?

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Latest activity by Cool, on June 3, 2021 at 9:03 AM
  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    I have not heard of tipping a venue, per say. Only tipping servers/bartenders and caterers. Check your contract. There might be a gratuity added on already. If not, I would tip your bartenders/servers but not "venue staff".

    As far as the DJ, we just gave an envelope with our tip to the head DJ and assumed it would be split.

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  • C
    Super July 2020
    Cool ·
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    I had a similar venue where it was kind of “all inclusive”. I tipped the owner and asked that she distributed it accordingly (similar small family team).
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