Reader Question:
Our caterer has arranged for other vendors, such that she is almost acting like a wedding planner. However, it means that my catering bill includes lighting, flowers, and the more typical food, labor, linens and equipment. How do I figure out to how to tip from the catering bill? I’ve read that normally you don’t have to tip your florist separately, for example. And the bill is quite large if you factor in linens and equipment. Am I really supposed to use the entire catering bill? Also, do we need to give the tip to each person individually, or can we give the money to Debbie or the service captain to have them distribute it? Any thoughts you have on this would be greatly appreciated!
Source: Wedding Reception Centerpieces
It’s weird that the catering bill would not include the tip already. If the caterer is paying the vendor, I would expect them to pass the tip onto your bill so I wouldn’t worry about tipping them. For wait staff, I would tip based off the food and labor and give the tip to the person in charge, and not distribute individually. I would ask Debbie if the bill already includes the tip because sometimes caterers include the tip in the price. You wouldn’t want to double tip. I hope that helps. :O)
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