Comments on: Gratuity Etiquette http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/ The wedding blog that is all about the details... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Meghan Ely http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-224148 Meghan Ely Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:05:18 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-224148 Super helpful- thanks for sharing. I send this out to my newbie planner clients- easy to miss! Super helpful- thanks for sharing. I send this out to my newbie planner clients- easy to miss!

]]> By: Tam at Eweddingdazzle http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-163981 Tam at Eweddingdazzle Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:59:16 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-163981 Great tips. They are surely useful Great tips. They are surely useful

]]> By: Harper http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-20614 Harper Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:07:09 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-20614 Excellent tip about handing each person their tip personally! I've heard of some event companies that pocket the tips and tell their employees at the end of the evening that there wasn't one... Don't make it easy for a Manager to do this to his people, and cast You the Happy Couple in the role of the Bad Guys. Excellent tip about handing each person their tip personally! I’ve heard of some event companies that pocket the tips and tell their employees at the end of the evening that there wasn’t one… Don’t make it easy for a Manager to do this to his people, and cast You the Happy Couple in the role of the Bad Guys.

]]> By: To Tip the Vendors, or Not to Tip? « The Wedding Lens - Blog http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-19367 To Tip the Vendors, or Not to Tip? « The Wedding Lens - Blog Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:14:47 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-19367 [...] Tipping a vendor is not required, but it does show the vendor that they have done a good job.  Even if they are charging you a service charge, it doesn’t include a tip for the people who are doing the actual work. So, how much do you tip? (Before I start on this, most people are horrified by the idea of you putting out a tip jar so that your guests can tip.) [...] [...] Tipping a vendor is not required, but it does show the vendor that they have done a good job.  Even if they are charging you a service charge, it doesn’t include a tip for the people who are doing the actual work. So, how much do you tip? (Before I start on this, most people are horrified by the idea of you putting out a tip jar so that your guests can tip.) [...]

]]> By: saundra http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2532 saundra Thu, 08 May 2008 02:27:09 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2532 I also like to point out that tipping should directly correlate with performance. GREAT post! I also like to point out that tipping should directly correlate with performance.

GREAT post!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2358 Wendy Thu, 01 May 2008 01:48:55 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2358 Great post! I get asked that question all the time by clients. Glad to know I give them the same advice! Waiting for part 2. Great post! I get asked that question all the time by clients. Glad to know I give them the same advice! Waiting for part 2.

]]> By: Bella Signature Design http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2356 Bella Signature Design Thu, 01 May 2008 01:34:02 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2356 Excellent Post, Liene - can't wait to hear more - i always have questions from brides about these matters, and some of them are more delicate than others! Thank you, Daniela Excellent Post, Liene – can’t wait to hear more – i always have questions from brides about these matters, and some of them are more delicate than others! Thank you,
Daniela

]]> By: Liene at Blue Orchid Designs http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2349 Liene at Blue Orchid Designs Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:42:06 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2349 Miss Capitol Hill - Usually the service charge pays the catering manager's salary and the cost to keep the venue open in the evening. At least that is what most will tell you. I'd ask your venue specifically what it goes for and then decide from there. Miss Capitol Hill – Usually the service charge pays the catering manager’s salary and the cost to keep the venue open in the evening. At least that is what most will tell you. I’d ask your venue specifically what it goes for and then decide from there.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2348 Rachel Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:35:34 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2348 Thanks for the post - luckily our caterers included the gratuity (separate from the service fee) in our estimate. But I'll be interested to find out who else and how much to tip! Thanks for the post – luckily our caterers included the gratuity (separate from the service fee) in our estimate. But I’ll be interested to find out who else and how much to tip!

]]> By: MissCapitolHill http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2342 MissCapitolHill Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:26:48 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/30/gratuity-etiquette/#comment-2342 This is always such a sticky area. Can I ask, though,...if the 22% extra you are charging for "service" does not go towards the people serving you then what does it go to? I don't want to leave the lowest paid workers out in the cold but at the same time I feel like there are already SO many mark-ups (privacy fees, rental fees, service fees, taxes, etc.) . If you had to pay an additional 15-20% in tips to the service staff on top of the 22% you already get charged for "service" you are basically talking about paying 45% extra on top of the base price. That seems like an awful lot. I'd feel better if I knew that 22% I had already paid was going to something real and not just lining the reception sites pocket. So is it going to something real or is this just a mark-up? This is always such a sticky area. Can I ask, though,…if the 22% extra you are charging for “service” does not go towards the people serving you then what does it go to?

I don’t want to leave the lowest paid workers out in the cold but at the same time I feel like there are already SO many mark-ups (privacy fees, rental fees, service fees, taxes, etc.) .
If you had to pay an additional 15-20% in tips to the service staff on top of the 22% you already get charged for “service” you are basically talking about paying 45% extra on top of the base price. That seems like an awful lot.

I’d feel better if I knew that 22% I had already paid was going to something real and not just lining the reception sites pocket. So is it going to something real or is this just a mark-up?

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