*Specifically am I supposed to tip a photographer who is charging 2500 for a large package including video.
*Also if we are picking up our own wedding flowers am I supposed to tip them?
2007-07-13 10:44:14 · 6 answers · asked by Leah 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No tip for the photographer. He is being very well paid indeed. Same for the flowers. No tip required unless the person goes out of the way to do something extra. Tipping is for smiling and doing something extra, not for what is paid for already.
2007-07-13 10:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by David M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typically a photographer will include a fee that counts towards gratuity in your bill. I recommend checking into it before shelling out even more money. If you are picking up the flowers yourself then there is no reason for you to tip for them. Only if they deliver them to the wedding site do you give a tip. Other than that, if it is a church ceremony a donation is always appreciated if it fits in your budget and they are not already charging you too much for the minister's and the organist's services. You may want to find out if the d.j. or band is including a gratuity fee in their charges and if not if they do a great job then they can get a tip. And most obvious for receiving a tip is the caterer, but since they consider weddings large events they may also have the gratuity included in the charge. Always read the fine print of the contracts you will sign for different services so on the day of the wedding checks can be written to the correct people without overpaying for any specific service.
2007-07-13 17:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by blue_eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've actually never heard of tipping at a wedding. You contracted a price for services rendered so pay the agreed upon amount. The only person you might even consider tipping is your wedding planner but again I don't think this is the norm.
2007-07-13 17:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by dawnb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No tips for these people. (But if you're using a private caterer and want to tip the waitstaff - that's a nice extra. But you don't have to - and it's no expected.)
2007-07-13 17:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only people i've heard whom have been tipped were the bartenders...and that was by guests.
2007-07-13 18:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't you paying them already? Why do they need a tip?
2007-07-13 17:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by coutterhill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋