Comments on: Gratuity Etiquette Part II http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/ The wedding blog that is all about the details... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: haleyn http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-61921 haleyn Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:50:16 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-61921 I'm a nail tech so mostly i get tip from my clients. But , most the time in credit card so i have to wait until payday to get that .Some time i want to ask my client to tip me in cash but i don't know how to ask in a nice way .So show me how to ask them in a nice way and don't made them fill bad thank you I’m a nail tech so mostly i get tip from my clients. But , most the time in credit card so i have to wait until payday to get that .Some time i want to ask my client to tip me in cash but i don’t know how to ask in a nice way .So show me how to ask them in a nice way and don’t made them fill bad
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]]> By: Veronica http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-59648 Veronica Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:58:03 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-59648 Carol: While I will be giving tips to most of my vendors, I don't think it's something expected. The tips for waitstaff/bartenders are to be expected, as they make below-minimum wages. All others, in my humble opinion, are "extra" for service that is beyond and above the call of duty. People are more inclined to give a tip for service (parking a car, assisting in the bathroom/with your coat); and as your business results in an end (physical) product, people may not feel the need to provide you with one. Carol: While I will be giving tips to most of my vendors, I don’t think it’s something expected. The tips for waitstaff/bartenders are to be expected, as they make below-minimum wages. All others, in my humble opinion, are “extra” for service that is beyond and above the call of duty. People are more inclined to give a tip for service (parking a car, assisting in the bathroom/with your coat); and as your business results in an end (physical) product, people may not feel the need to provide you with one.

]]> By: Eli Allen http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-22105 Eli Allen Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:17:26 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-22105 I think your article is great. We work hard and as everyone says, we do not expect one, however when we do it a great surprise. Another thought to the Bride and Groom Parents out there that are doing the tipping. Do it in the beginning it helps some people work harder for you. I think your article is great. We work hard and as everyone says, we do not expect one, however when we do it a great surprise. Another thought to the Bride and Groom Parents out there that are doing the tipping. Do it in the beginning it helps some people work harder for you.

]]> By: Carol http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-20931 Carol Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:05:44 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-20931 I've been a wedding videographer for 5 years. I've never received a tip but witness tips being handed out to the other vendors on a regular basis. I find it quite offensive. We work just as hard for the couple and charge a fair price just like the other vendors. I hope that this article will help couples see that photographers and videographers aren't second rate vendors and also deserve a tip. I’ve been a wedding videographer for 5 years. I’ve never received a tip but witness tips being handed out to the other vendors on a regular basis. I find it quite offensive. We work just as hard for the couple and charge a fair price just like the other vendors. I hope that this article will help couples see that photographers and videographers aren’t second rate vendors and also deserve a tip.

]]> By: To Tip the Vendors, or Not to Tip? « The Wedding Lens - Blog http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-19368 To Tip the Vendors, or Not to Tip? « The Wedding Lens - Blog Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:15:05 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-19368 [...]  WeddingLenox Blog has an interesting formula for figuring it out. They suggest creating an excel spreadsheet that includes a list of all the vendors you are using and the cost of each of those services. For some services you can tip per person and some you can tip a certain percentage of the total fee. Then, if your total far exceeds what you expected to pay, you can adjust (and Excel — as WeddingLenox points out — is fabulous because it recalculates the total for you). Okay, so for example - you can pay your musicians something like $25 per person and you can pay the photographer 10% of their fee. Some websites indicate that the tip should be somewhere between 5%  & 10%, although others say that it should be like tipping at a restaurant - with about a 15-22% tip. [...] [...]  WeddingLenox Blog has an interesting formula for figuring it out. They suggest creating an excel spreadsheet that includes a list of all the vendors you are using and the cost of each of those services. For some services you can tip per person and some you can tip a certain percentage of the total fee. Then, if your total far exceeds what you expected to pay, you can adjust (and Excel — as WeddingLenox points out — is fabulous because it recalculates the total for you). Okay, so for example – you can pay your musicians something like $25 per person and you can pay the photographer 10% of their fee. Some websites indicate that the tip should be somewhere between 5%  & 10%, although others say that it should be like tipping at a restaurant – with about a 15-22% tip. [...]

]]> By: Becky http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-4932 Becky Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:20:24 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-4932 My FI and I have been moonlighting as wedding videographers for the last five years. When we started we never expected tips and have yet to ever receive one but have yet to have a disappointed couple. We only do a handful of weddings a year since we have 9-5 jobs. The business is still in the early phases so money to us is just something that goes right back into the business for supplies, it isn't something for our pockets yet. Therefore we'd sooner take a referral or a thank you note to help us grow and better the business if a client wants to 'thank' us. My FI and I have been moonlighting as wedding videographers for the last five years. When we started we never expected tips and have yet to ever receive one but have yet to have a disappointed couple. We only do a handful of weddings a year since we have 9-5 jobs. The business is still in the early phases so money to us is just something that goes right back into the business for supplies, it isn’t something for our pockets yet. Therefore we’d sooner take a referral or a thank you note to help us grow and better the business if a client wants to ‘thank’ us.

]]> By: Anne Almasy http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-3010 Anne Almasy Sat, 24 May 2008 12:32:43 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-3010 As photographers, any tip is always a lovely surprise, but we certainly do not expect one. Experience (ours and colleagues) indicates that photographers do not ever anticipate a tip. I would estimate that 90% of photographers are self-employed freelancers, and they have built all necessary funds into their price. A thank-you note after the fact is enough. I, for one, would much prefer to enjoy a wall of thank-you notes from our clients than a stack of $100 bills! :) If you did receive a steep discount, however, especially if your photographer was a friend or family member, that would be the appropriate time to tip. It shows your appreciation for the discount, and for the extra love they put into working on your wedding day rather than attending as a guest. If you LOVE love love your photographer, and you WANT to tip, a small cash tip is nice -- say $100 or less. 10-15% of our fee would be absurd, in my opinion. :) As photographers, any tip is always a lovely surprise, but we certainly do not expect one. Experience (ours and colleagues) indicates that photographers do not ever anticipate a tip. I would estimate that 90% of photographers are self-employed freelancers, and they have built all necessary funds into their price. A thank-you note after the fact is enough.

I, for one, would much prefer to enjoy a wall of thank-you notes from our clients than a stack of $100 bills! :)

If you did receive a steep discount, however, especially if your photographer was a friend or family member, that would be the appropriate time to tip. It shows your appreciation for the discount, and for the extra love they put into working on your wedding day rather than attending as a guest.

If you LOVE love love your photographer, and you WANT to tip, a small cash tip is nice — say $100 or less. 10-15% of our fee would be absurd, in my opinion. :)

]]> By: Liene at Blue Orchid Designs http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2434 Liene at Blue Orchid Designs Sun, 04 May 2008 19:35:33 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2434 Laura - A meal and gratuity are separate. The reason for providing a meal for the vendor is so that they don't have to leave the venue in order to eat. I recommend feeding any vendor who is there for longer than 5 hours. Laura – A meal and gratuity are separate. The reason for providing a meal for the vendor is so that they don’t have to leave the venue in order to eat. I recommend feeding any vendor who is there for longer than 5 hours.

]]> By: Laura http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2430 Laura Sun, 04 May 2008 14:59:24 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2430 I was told that if you feed them that you shouldn't have to tip them..is that true? I was told that if you feed them that you shouldn’t have to tip them..is that true?

]]> By: Liene at Blue Orchid Designs http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2399 Liene at Blue Orchid Designs Fri, 02 May 2008 17:39:07 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/05/01/gratuity-etiquette-part-ii/#comment-2399 Crystal - waiters and waitresses usually make below minimum wage (a legal loophole because of gratuity income) which is why they are so dependent on their tips. Since the other vendors are receiving their full fee, and shouldn't expect a tip anyway, I don't think it would be an insult if you tipped less. The numbers I gave are really just a guideline. Crystal – waiters and waitresses usually make below minimum wage (a legal loophole because of gratuity income) which is why they are so dependent on their tips. Since the other vendors are receiving their full fee, and shouldn’t expect a tip anyway, I don’t think it would be an insult if you tipped less. The numbers I gave are really just a guideline.

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