Will you tip your vendors?
DandelionBlue
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So I was wondering what was customary. Do you tip your vendors? And how much?
DandelionBlue
Posts: 1,240
DandelionBlue
Posts: 1,240
DandelionBlue
Posts: 1,240
DandelionBlue
Posts: 1,240
So I was wondering what was customary. Do you tip your vendors? And how much?
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I only tipped the waitresses, and I gave them £20 each. I figured no matter what we spent on the catering, the waiting staff wouldn't be seeing any of it! They were excellent and served food that I bought elsewhere. I would agree that it's bad etiquette to tip anyone who owns the business, to me the point of a tip is that it's in addition to poor wages.
I haven't planned to, but I may rethink that depending on if the ettiequte is to do so. I will be sending thank you cards (and probably a box of chocs too) to the suppliers that have been great through the planning/wedding.
Probably not, except maybe the waitresses/bar staff. Everyone else is making a fortune out of us already!
I was told that it's rude to tip anyone who owns a business, so am not planning on tipping my planner, florist, DJ or photographer. Im definitely going to get my planner and possibly my photographer a small present instead though!
I will be tipping the wait and bar staff though, and well.
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We can't afford to! We're already having to borrow most of the money from both our families to even have a wedding... I'll make some lovely thank you cards for all the suppliers though with heart felt messages in each.
Probably not. Possibly wait staff but depends on how many there are! We have a big wedding and the catering alone- excluding wine is over £10k so ideally would prefer not to tip where possible!
Noooo, they have enough of our money as it is! I will send a thank you card though for all their hard work.
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The thought had not crossed my mind! I am going to try and unsee this thread 😃
I don't think we'll be tipping the suppliers. Though will probably sending them a thank you card.
Our venue is a village hall though, and it's run and staffed by volunteers. I was think of buying them a bottle of wine each. Would cash be better? I don't know? There won't be many, just bar staff. But I thought it would be a thank you gift rather than a tip.
I'm not tipping our suppliers such as our caterer or the venue owners but I will tip the bar staff/waiters on the day. Knowing h2b he'll be buying them all drinks!
Hello. Thank you all for your replies.
I saw this on a wedding planning timeline and wasn't sure if it was customary in the UK. So got myself into a bit of a flap because I hadn't budgeted for it.
But my the sound off it, if you tip it's only the bar staff. But a thank you card and a little gift might be a good idea.
I tipped the wedding coordinator and head chef £100 each, then the chefs, waiters and bar staff £50 each. We gave the money to them the night before.
I do understand though that this is unusal in UK weddings, we just wanted to take care of the staff that were looking after our guests. Total cost was around 10% of our food and beverage spend.
No I didn’t tip any of my Vendors.
Why not leave them excellent feedback instead on their social media page? That’s what I did.
I also emailed the company bosses to let them know how well their staff had done.
I've never heard it's rude to tip business owners, we own our own business but it's only the 2 of us and have been tipped plenty of times without feeling offended
is never expect it though.
That being said, i will probably be tipping the waiting and bar staff and sending thank you gifts and cards to the venue dresser, wedding co ordinator, florist hairdresser etc
As a photographer, I have been tipped once by the bride's father. Didn't think it was rude but extremely unexpected and most definitely not the norm. As has already been mentioned - a little thank you note (if you are pleased with the service) and a 5* review will go a very long way indeed x
I had a to google if this was something expected in the States. Cause they love a tip.
Thankfully, I was pleased to see that if they’re service providers a tip would be offensive!
I think you mean business owners, not service providers!
I'm in the States; typical providers I've seen tipped here include the nail/hair technicians and bar staff. Also, some of the catering contracts I've seen had an automatic gratuity added on (very pricey). Oh, and the drivers for party buses for hen/stag do's. That's about it. I've not seen any tip the florist, baker, seamstress, etc.