02 Mar

Not sure how much to tip wedding vendors?

Wedding Wire has u covered with this complete guide! 

Hair and Makeup

Your hair and makeup pros work hard to ensure that you and your crew look their best—so knowing how much to tip these wedding vendors is important! Hair and makeup pros should receive 15 to 20 percent of their fee.

Catering

If you’re wondering how much to tip wedding vendors, your caterer will likely be at the top of the list—food will be a super-important part of your wedding! Usually a caterer’s tip is included in their service fee, but if not, tip 15 to 20 percent of the food bill.

Wait Staff

The servers at your wedding will ensure that your guests receive their meals in a timely and efficient fashion. Each server should receive about $20 or more.

Bartenders
Bartenders keep the drinks flowing all night long—how much do you tip these wedding vendors? Turns out each bartender should receive 10 to 15 percent of the total bar tab.

Wedding Planner
When considering who to tip at your wedding, you might think that your wedding planner requires gratuity. Actually, wedding planners don’t usually receive tips, but if you feel yours went above and beyond, you may tip 10 to 20 percent.

Photographer and Videographer
If a photographer or videographer owns their business, no tip is necessary. If that’s not the case and your photographer or videographer works for a larger company, tipping them $100 to $200 is a nice gesture.

Officiant
Whether your officiant is affiliated with a house of worship (church, synagogue, etc.) will determine how much to tip these wedding vendors. If your officiant is affiliated with a house of worship, give an additional donation of $100 to $300 to his/her institution. For a civil officiant, you may tip $50 to $100.

Ceremony Musicians and/or Wedding Band
If you’ve hired live musicians to perform during your ceremony or reception, each player should be tipped $25 to $50.

DJ
Your wedding DJ not only plays music, but often serves as the emcee for the evening—a big role to be sure. When deciding how much to tip this wedding vendor, the rule of thumb is that he or she should receive 10 to 15 percent of the total bill.

Transportation
Couples may hire a transportation company to transport themselves, their family members, and/or guests. Oftentimes, the gratuity is included in their fee, but if not, tipping 15 to 20 percent is appropriate.

Delivery Staff
It’s important to show appreciation to those who transport important wedding-related items to your vendor—it’s definitely a hard job. For those who deliver floral arrangements, rentals, cake, etc., give $5 to $20 per person.

Other Attendants
When thinking about who to tip at your wedding, remember those who are assisting your guests. Give $1 to $2 per guest for restroom and coatroom attendants. For example, if you’re hosting 100 guests, your restroom and coatroom attendants should receive $100 each.

Parking Attendants
When it comes to tipping the parking attendants at your venue, estimate how many cars you’re expecting (probably about half the number of guests), and tip the attendants $1 to $2 per car. Guests should not be permitted to give cash tips to parking attendants, since you’ll be covering the gratuity.

(https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-ideas/wedding-tipping-guide)