Service charge included, do i still tip?

If there is a service charge included, that is considered a tip. I would not add an additional tip unless I could afford it.

Did you hire her separate from the venue? or was she included in the venue price/contract? if you hired her separately, I would tip her unless she owns her own business, then I wouldn't because she is getting the full amount of money you are paying her, but then again if you can, it's always nice.

I am also wondering this. I’m thinking no bc we are being charged 23% gratuity and our coordinator said that covers everybody’s tips including his own. Not sure if we are supposed to tip the DJ, Baker, or photo booth attendant.

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Thank god. I wouldn't even know what to give because 10-15% of our total food/drink bill is way too much for the workers. She is included in the contract. She coordinates the events overall for the venue; that's her job but then she is also my DOC by contract.

Gratuity is not necessarily included in a service fee. I would explicitly ask if it's included. If not, yes, I would tip. We are charged a service fee for our catering and gratuity is not included.

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Ahhh yes see I was confused since the charge wasn't separated out that's why I asked in the first place. It's just what the employees are paid for banquet events I guess is more than a regular restaurant shift at my place which accounts for a tip. So for yours, definitely no you don't have to. I am not tipping my baker because they are just delivering and charging a fee for that. You could tip the delivery guy if you wanted. DJ and photobooth I probably am tipping just a set amount I decide on rather than a percentage.

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Yepp I did specifically ask her and used the word "tipping" how does this work for the in house workers? And that's what she said to me.

We have “gratuity” and “tax” as separate line items in our contract, nothing that states service charge. If your contract states how much the cost of food itself will be separately, maybe the service charge is the cost of labor 🤷🏼‍♀️

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You should specifically ask the venue what the service charge covers, not your coordinator just to be sure. There have been several threads recently about the service charge going to the venue only, and not including tips for the servers.

Best to be certain and not be surprised later!

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She's the coordinator for the entire place, not just mine? She's coordinates all events... I am pretty sure she knows as she is the key contact to talk to. Thanks.

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Oohhh, I thought you meant your wedding coordinator, not the venue coordinator. My mistake! Yes, I would certainly hope she would know.

If it's already included, then I'd say you're good to go.

View Quoted Comment I'm in the same situation so this is also helpful for me to know