Wedding Tipping Guides

Clear answers on what to tip, when to hand it over, and how to not overthink it.

How Much to Tip Your Day-of Coordinator

Tipping guidance for day-of wedding coordinators. Different job than a full planner, but just as intense on the actual day.

Per-musician tipping for wedding bands, including the bandleader. How to handle envelopes when there are 6-10 people to tip.

Tipping bartenders at your wedding reception. Open bar, cash bar, and venue staff vs hired bartenders explained.

Tipping catering staff at weddings, including the crucial difference between gratuity and service charges. What your contract actually means.

What to tip your wedding DJ based on their actual work. Covers MC duties, reading the room, and when going above and beyond deserves more.

Tipping wedding florists and their delivery/setup crew. Often forgotten, but appreciated for complex installations.

Tipping for wedding day hair stylists and makeup artists. Covers trials, wedding day, tipping owners, and morning-of logistics.

Tipping officiants for religious ceremonies, secular ceremonies, and friends who got ordained. Very different situations.

What to tip your wedding photographer, when to hand it over, and what to do if they own the business.

What to tip full-service wedding planners. Why most couples tip even when the planner owns the business.

Tipping limo drivers, shuttle bus drivers, and valet attendants. Per-driver math, contract gratuity, and who tips valet.

What to tip your wedding videographer, including second shooters. Real numbers and timing for when to hand over the envelope.

Everything you need on hand for wedding day emergencies. Organized by what will definitely happen vs just in case.

A practical system for preparing, labeling, and distributing tip envelopes on your wedding day. Who holds them and when to hand them out.