Tipping Wedding Photographer

When considering who do you tip at your wedding you might think that your wedding planner requires gratuity.

Tipping wedding photographer. Wedding planners won t expect a tip so this is optional based on service. Tipping vendors from photographers and florists to caterers and djs is expected and it will serve as a thank you for a job well done. It s for this reason that we always recommend tipping.

If there is an assistant. Beyond the customary tips when someone goes out of his way for you the baker makes those last minute tiny changes you requested for the cake. 10 20 of the total bill up to 500.

You re not required to tip them if they own the. As a general rule it s not necessary to tip the owner of the company which wedding photographers often are though you could tip 100 or more if you feel so inclined. Especially in the south we re all about the etiquette.

How much to tip wedding vendors by vendor type while your tip should depend on your level of satisfaction a few other factors here are some quick guidelines on how to tip your wedding vendors with additional protocol tips below. The client photographer relationship with a wedding photographer is a lot more intimate than most other photography services. But figuring out whom to tip how much to tip and when to offer it can be tricky.

Southern manners have etiquette built right in. But what happens when you want to do the proper thing and don t know what you re supposed to do. The deejay digs up that old caruso recording that will make your nonna misty eyed consider thanking them with a gift certificate not more than 50 or 100 suggests fields a bottle of wine or another tangible token.

If a photographer or videographer owns their business no tip is necessary. If you were given a huge discount or the planner went far above and beyond their contracted services offering a tip of 10 to 20 percent is a nice way of saying thank you for the efforts. But if the wedding photographer or videographer doesn t own the studio consider tipping each person or give a certain amount with a thank you note to disperse to staff.