I'm going to have two priests officiating at my wedding. How do I handle the officiant gratuity?
2006-10-30 09:03:47 · 11 answers · asked by yackerw 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Ummm they are presits, I don't think you tip presiest. I would just give a great donation to the church and give them a gift card or something. But I think it would be in bad taste to tip a preist.
2006-10-30 09:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The most important thing is to find someone who will do the ceremony the way you prefer it to be done. Always meet them in person first.. Any notary public can do a wedding. They usually are pretty cheap- 100 bucks. Make sure they are willing to do the practice wedding (rehearsal) with you also.. You can become a notary public very easily.. If you want a friend to marry you- make sure you let the cat out of the bag a little bit, lol If your plan is more to elope or something- you can go to the justice of the peace, which is a courthouse wedding, and that is really the cheapest way. They even usually will make some accomodations for you to do a small celebration afterwards, as long as it is just a small and short one.
2016-05-22 12:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am getting married in 5 days. I am having a priest for the mass, and a deacon to perform the ceremony (we are closer to him).
Our church suggests $175.00 for a mass. We are going to give $175 to the priest, and an extra $100 to the deacon.
Best of luck and congratulations!
2006-10-30 09:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by John S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your church may have a set amount; check with the parish secretary at the office. If they don't, I think about $100 each. We had three priests concelebrate at our wedding, one was my husband's brother and the other two were friends, so they wouldn't accept payment at all.
2006-10-30 23:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard is $50-$100 plus $10-25 traveling expenses and maybe the cost of a meal if either of them are traveling from a distance.
A donation to their church, church charity or a commitment to volunteer for an event at their church or related event would also be great if funds are being stretched.
congratulations on your pending nuptials
2006-10-30 09:12:41 · answer #5 · answered by msijg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should give the same amount to each, and the lowest amount acceptablt (in my opinion) is $50. If you can afford to give each $100, I would do that. When you have one minister, the amount depends on how far he traveled, how well you know him, etc. But between $50 and $100 is standard.
2006-10-30 09:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by danika1066 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a protestant minister, and I tell the bridegroom to pay me as much as his new wife is worth. Of course the correct answer to that is there isn't enough money for that.
I get anywhere from $20 to $150 US
2006-10-30 16:23:59 · answer #7 · answered by cornermoose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We aren't members of the church we got married in, but the pastor did it for free...no charge for any of it (church, his services, etc), but we gave him $100, as well as the pianist and the cleaning people. May sound weird, but the cleaning people made sure the room was ready for us to get ready in...the church was clean....and picked up after us.....I think we gave the cleaning people $40 and the pianist $75.
Good luck!
2006-10-30 12:08:19 · answer #8 · answered by bluez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We also had two officiants. I belonged to the church, so they didn't charge us. I gave them each $75 and made a $75 donation directly to the church.
2006-10-30 09:06:09 · answer #9 · answered by krisski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say anywhere between $5o to $100, depending on your budget
2006-11-02 07:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by VellaBo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋