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"I remembered being surprised when I found out I was supposed to tip certain wedding vendors. Wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t I paying these people enough already? In short, the answer was no. So I compiled a little cheat sheet of who you&amp;amp;#8217;ll need to slip some extra cash to, so nobody who&amp;amp;#8217;s busted their but for your big day feels stiffed. CATERING STAFF Check your contract. Lots of caterers include gratuities in their fee. If not, you should tip. But keep in mind these people are making a decent hourly wage&amp;amp;#8212;unlike regular restaurant servers, who make somewhere in the neighborhood or $3 an hour. An easy way to do the math: Tack 15 percent on to your catering bill and ask the manager to split it among the staff (cooks, servers, bartenders, coat check people, etc.). DELIVERY PEOPLE &amp;amp; DRIVERS Fork over some extra cash to the people who get your flower and cake to you safe and sound. Five dollars a person is usually sufficient. If you&amp;amp;#8217;ve hired a driver&amp;amp;#8212;either for yourself or a guest bus&amp;amp;#8212;a 15 percent cash tip at the end of the day is a nice gesture. (But again, make sure it&amp;amp;#8217;s not included in the contract.) DJ OR BAND Double-check this contract, too. If you booked through an agency, there may already be a gratuity included in the fee. If not, feel free to give each band member a little something extra&amp;amp;#8212;around $25 a person. If you worked directly with the band (if you didn&amp;amp;#8217;t book through an agency), all that money&amp;amp;#8217;s going directly into their pockets, so there&amp;amp;#8217;s no need to tack on extra. FLORIST &amp;amp; PHOTOGRAPHER These people generally don&amp;amp;#8217;t expect a tip. However, if they went above and beyond&amp;amp;#8212;maybe the fulfilled a last-minute request or you know they went out of their way&amp;amp;#8212;a small tip and a thank you note will go a long way. HAIR &amp;amp; MAKEUP TEAM I tipped both 20 percent. This is extra-important if you booked an extra-long appointment with your hair stylist&amp;amp;#8212;like my Jessica Simpson Hair U Wear and I did. If additional staff members (say, a shampoo girl) help out, make sure to slip them a few bucks, too. (And yes, I know you&amp;amp;#8217;re not supposed to wash before getting an updo, but my hair would&amp;amp;#8217;ve been way too greasy by the time the ceremony rolled around!) OFFICIANT Lots of rabbis, priests and the like won&amp;amp;#8217;t accept cash. But it&amp;amp;#8217;s a nice gesture to make a donation to their organization; $100 and up is customary. If you&amp;amp;#8217;re affiliated with their house of worship&amp;amp;#8212;and see them regularly&amp;amp;#8212;include a heartfelt thank you note with your donation. If your wedding&amp;amp;#8217;s being performed by a civil employee (judge, clerk, etc.), the law may bar him or her from accepting tips, so you get a pass here. Did you know you were supposed to tip all of those people? Or are you totally surprised? Did I forget anyone?! More miscellaneous wedding posts: * The Funniest &amp;amp;#8220;Something Blue&amp;amp;#8221; Beth from Beauty Has Ever Seen * The $5 Wedding Dress * A Fabulous Wedding Trick. (Just Don&amp;amp;#8217;t Kill Anyone.) More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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