Tipping Vendors

Read over your contracts, some vendors have tips incorporated into the price. My venue includes the tips (18%) for the bar staff, wait staff, and anyone else prepping things that day.

I honestly don't think I will be tipping my vendors too much. The Limo driver for sure, I am looking at doing little bottles of wine for my hair and makeup ladies, and my photographer I am inviting them to dinner, so if they are staying for food, that will be their tip!

I totally forgot to tip my vendors and I feel like an ass about it. I wanted to tip vendors who were employees from a big company (I.e. did not own the company from which I hired), but it didn't work out. If I were to have tipped them, I would have given them something like $20-$40/each.

We are going to be tipping all of the “service” providers.

So Limo driver, hair and make up artists, photographers/videographers, DJ, waitstaff and bartenders.

I think for the hair and make up artists we’ll tip like we normally would at a normal salon - 15%.

The DJ will probably be 15% also, maybe more because we know him personally.

The Limo driver probably $100-150.

My photographers will probably get $100-$200 each. My videographers are less experienced so probably $75-$100 each.

The waitstaff probably $50 each, and the bartenders we might tip $150-$200+ depending on the service. My FH used to bartend so he has a lot of respect for those in that industry and definitely will tip well depending on the level of service.

Hope this is helpful! Our wedding is still a year away so these are only estimates.

I have no idea lol!! i though tip was included for certain things... didnt know i had to set money aside.

We personally (I was taking charge of the financial aspect) didn't have enough to tip our vendors. A Thank You card was given to them and the bakery after when visited to return the tier platters. You do have the choice to tip your vendors unless contracted on their part. Others such as hair/make up for their staff coming out with the owner itself can be given a tip to have them come out for your day.

Venues have a gratuity charge which you don't give a tip on top unless the bartenders choose to get paid by you at the end, NO if there is a tip jar put on the bar counter.

Check out this video on youtube about tipping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkzj9zo_wUw

Gratuity was included in our venue charge for servers, bartenders, etc. We told them they could leave a tip jar out because our guests were asking us how to tip the bartenders. I would estimate that they made at least 600-700 in tips based on what I saw going in that jar (on top of the gratuity that was included) . My dad alone gave them $200.

Hair and makeup- 25% of the bill
DJ- $100
shuttle- gratuity included in the final bill
Florist- didn’t tip because she runs the business and I wasn’t there when she set up.