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JT20 · 02-18-2009, 08:39 AM

HI everyone....What is the etiquette on tipping the vendors for the weddings at these hotels? Especially if everything is part of a package? Any thoughts or experiences?

*Arubalisa* · 02-18-2009, 12:37 PM

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Kristin113 · 02-20-2009, 11:34 AM

When we got married in Aruba, even though we booked the whole wedding package through the hotel, we still tipped all of the vendors, wait staff, reverand and wedding planner the same as if we had a wedding in the states. I also feel that it depends on the service you get, everyone that was involved in our wedding was wonderful and more than helpful so we were happy to tip everyone and they seemed to really appreciate it.

JT20 · 02-20-2009, 11:37 AM

HI Kristin!

Can you tell me about how much? Did you go by percentages? LIke 20% of the whole bill divided to each person? I know that 20% is already included in the bill. Or did you just give each person $20 bucks/$50 bucks?

Kristin113 · 02-25-2009, 04:01 PM

We really didn't have any particular method as to how we tipped each person, but from what I can remember this is what we gave:

Wedding Planner - $250 (on top of the fee that was added to our bill)
Rev. - $100
Photographer & Videographer - $150 each
Steel Pan Player - $50 & his helper - $25
Hair & Make-up - $250 (for me + 5 bridesmaids)

Wait Staff/Bartender/Chef's - I believe we had 2 waitresses, 1 bartender, 2 servers and 2 chef's at the carving tables and then the food & beverage manager was there with us all night, so I believe we ended up giving the manager $300 or $400 to split between the staff - and I know our guests left their own tips as well for the waitresses because they were excellent all night.

Hope this helps

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Kristin113 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	When we got married in Aruba, even though we booked the whole wedding package through the hotel, we still tipped all of the vendors, wait staff, reverand and wedding planner the same as if we had a wedding in the states. I also feel that it depends on the service you get, everyone that was involved in our wedding was wonderful and more than helpful so we were happy to tip everyone and they seemed to really appreciate it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

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JT20 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 19	HI Kristin! Can you tell me about how much? Did you go by percentages? LIke 20% of the whole bill divided to each person? I know that 20% is already included in the bill. Or did you just give each person $20 bucks/$50 bucks? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

02-25-2009, 04:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kristin113 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	We really didn't have any particular method as to how we tipped each person, but from what I can remember this is what we gave: Wedding Planner - $250 (on top of the fee that was added to our bill) Rev. - $100 Photographer & Videographer - $150 each Steel Pan Player - $50 & his helper - $25 Hair & Make-up - $250 (for me + 5 bridesmaids) Wait Staff/Bartender/Chef's - I believe we had 2 waitresses, 1 bartender, 2 servers and 2 chef's at the carving tables and then the food & beverage manager was there with us all night, so I believe we ended up giving the manager $300 or $400 to split between the staff - and I know our guests left their own tips as well for the waitresses because they were excellent all night. Hope this helps Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook