With so many wedding expenses, gratuities can add up, and it's easy to lose track of what's expected. Here's when, how and what to tip each of your wedding pros.

1. Wedding hairstylist and makeup artist

  • Tip between 15 to 25 percent just as you would in a hair salon, and consider giving a little extra if there's a crisis.
  • Tip your beauty staff at the end of the service.

2. Wedding delivery and set-up staff

  • Slip $5-10 dollars to anyone delivering important items to the site such as the wedding cake, flowers or sound system.
  • Drop off cash envelopes the day before the wedding to the catering manager so the person accepting deliveries can accept the tip.

3. Wedding planner

  • Wedding planners won't likely expect anything, but if yours did a great job, you can always offer a token of appreciation. Think: 10–20 percent, up to $500 or a nice gift.
  • The bride should hand off the envelope at the end of the reception, or she should send a thank-you note with photos or a check after the honeymoon.

4. Wedding ceremony officiant

  • Donate $100–$500 to the church or synagogue, and for the officiant, an optional tip of $50-$100.
  • Most ceremony fees are required prior to the wedding. Otherwise, have the best man pass the cash envelope at the rehearsal dinner if the officiant is in attendance.

5. Wedding reception staff

  • Tip 15–20 percent of the food and drink fee (based on labor, not the cost), or $200–$300 for the maître d'.
  • If it's covered in the contract, the final bill is typically due before the reception. Otherwise, have the father of the bride or best man hand the envelope to the maître d' at the end of the reception.

6. Wedding photographer and videographer

  • You're not expected to give your shutterbugs any money beyond their normal fees. But if the wedding photographer or videographer goes the extra mile or stays later than you had arranged, tip $50-200 per vendor.
  • Tip your photographer and videographer at the end of the reception.

7. Wedding transportation

  • Check your contract, as gratuity is usually included. If it isn't, plan to tip 15-20 percent of the total bill, provided they show up on time and don't get lost.
  • Tip transportation pros at the end of the night or after the last ride.

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