Are you supposed to tip your vendors for your wedding day?

Question

We are providing them dinner and paying them well do we also have to tip them?

Answer 1

You are not required to tip your vendors by any means unless you feel that they have done an above average job, and even then it is by your choice. No vendors should ask for one, as the complete fee is spelled out in the contracts that you sign.

You are already feeding them- most people dont even do that. But inthe end it will be up to you- if they do a stellar job- then by all means give thema little extra, but to be honest, i think they already figured that "extra" in the costs already.

Answer 2

No of course not, even if you wern't providing dinner you don't tip vendors. You have enough to worry about on your wedding day. I have never even heard of tipping a vendor and I am working with tons for my wedding. As long as you have paid each vendor before the wedding, you have nothing else to worry about!!!

Have fun at your wedding.

Answer 3

No. Most people on the mainstream wedding chatboards will tell you that a tip is required. It is not. You definitely do not tip your caterer extra since the gratitity is their tip that you have no choice but to pay.

Everyone else should only be tipped if they went above and beyond the call of duty for you, not for simply doing their job. For that reason, you should wait until after you see the final service in action.

Answer 4

Hi,

Tips in most cases aren't expected but greatly appreciated. Of course your reception site will add a tip on to the bill automatically and if they don't you should add it on. Otherwise the general rule of thumb is if the vendor owns there own company you don't have to tip them because the money you pay for the service is going directly to them. However if the vendor is an employee of the company and you appreciate their service you should tip them. In the wedding business most vendors own their own company so their aren't many tips that should have to go out.

I know personally I own my own wedding planning company and I would rather have a customer write me a really great reference letter and tell their friends and family memebers about the great service they received than to receive a tip.

Happy Planning!

Crystal

Answer 5

Most vendors have "gratuity tax" on thier bills which is thier way of forcing a tip. So I didn't feel the need to tip any of those vendors.

If you feel like tipping anyone who does not include it in thier price, who did a good job, you can, but you really don't have to.

Answer 6

YES. All service providers deserve a gratuity. In fact a tip stands for "To Insure Proper Service"

The tip should be a part of your wedding budget.

Answer 7

Tipping is never mandatory, except for your limo driver. They usually add that into your bill, but ask to be sure.

You might want to consider tipping the photographer, since that is the only vendor that you will still have to deal with after your wedding (proofs, reprints, etc.).

Answer 8

Most wedding venues already have the tip added to the bill. Check on your contract, it will be under "Gratuity and tax".

You should tip the limo driver.

Good luck

Answer 9

Only tip if they do a great job. If gratuity was included in the bill, do not tip on top of that.

Answer 10

you don't have to if you don't want to. if you feel they are being paid well enough, then you are good to go! the only person I tipped at my wedding was the guitarist. Not the florist or anyone else! Except for the caterers of course...