My fiancee and I are getting married at Cocoa Beach in FL in two weeks. We booked our package through a coordinator online. It was about $500. We will have an officiant and a photographer. Do we tip them? And if so, how much?
2007-06-02 04:16:56 · 10 answers · asked by emmajane06 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Check with your coordinator. I shouldn't think it is included.
Usually, the photographer, no. The officiant maybe. Depends on how good of job she/he does; how much you think she/he went above & beyond the call of duty.
Gratuity is never expected
Appreciation is always well received.
Officiant gratuity--$50 & up.
2007-06-02 04:40:51 · answer #1 · answered by weddrev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since the officiant usually doesn't charge a set price but gives a minimum limit to the donation you give him/her I say tipping them isn't necessary, just give how big of a donation you they they are worth...usually starts at 50.00 For the photographer, if you feel they are worth a tip, then by all means. Don't forget to tip each person who photographs the wedding (main person and assistant(s)). A lot of places do not include gratuity for services like that. Occasionally they will add gratuity to where you are having your reception so that the waitstaff doesn't get stiffed. Good luck to you!
2007-06-02 04:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by T L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Yes.
I tipped both the officiant and photographer at my wedding $50 each. Give on how you felt the services were and how you are treated and of course don't give more than your budget allows. We had money put aside in envelopes and at the end of services my husband and I discussed how we felt we were treated. We kept smaller bills in envelopes and tipped accordingly. We then had our best man deliver the envelopes. We had too much going on to try to deliver envelopes ourselves. But we made sure to say thank you for their services. Our photographer went above and beyond what we were told she was going to do so we gave her the $50. I think starting from $25 and go from there. We also gave our coordinator $25 she really kept things organized for us, but then again that was her job.
2007-06-02 13:32:00 · answer #3 · answered by VaN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$60 for the officiant, and the tip for the photographer depends. Our photographer did not spend a lot of time with us after the ceremony, and so we tipped him $20. Probably the best tip to give is for the amount of time each spends with you, and if he/she does a good job. Our photographer was nice, but could have gotten more money if he would have taken a lot more photos.
2007-06-02 05:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by Learning is fun! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip is optional. You already paid for their fees (Most likely is already overpriced as is). I think they would prefer a referral than anything else. So, if they did a great job be sure to send them a thank you card and maybe a $20 gift certificate to a restaurant. Gratitude is at least 15% right? That's a lot! But, I'm pretty sure they appreciate referral the most. Make sure they know you're referring them to people though.
2007-06-05 11:54:22 · answer #5 · answered by cappuccino_lava 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tipped the minister $50 when it was at a church. But not the photographer. The second time it was a JP so there was no need to tip and our relatives took the pics.
God bless for the future!
2007-06-02 04:59:50 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm having a destination wedding booked online too! Generally these packages cost what they cost because they include any gratuity they hope to make.
My plan is to send a nice Thank You card to the company and officiant once we get back home.
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2016-10-06 12:16:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is standard to tip the officiant, but not necessarily the photographer.
2007-06-04 03:12:29 · answer #9 · answered by mysbrink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tipping is never required, but only suggested if they deserve it. IF you feel they did their job well then tip. I would go with my gut on what you feel they deserve.
2007-06-02 04:22:56 · answer #10 · answered by mamatucker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋