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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Tyler" data-source="post: 73026" data-attributes="member: 1105">Re: Do I Tip The Band?Bennett -If the band absolutely knocks your socks off, brings your reception to a level higher than expectations, sure tip &#039;em - how much?? Hmm... I&#039;ve done sound for well over 500 wedding receptions in my career, everything from small backyards to over $400k productions in Va. &quot;horse country&quot;, and I think the biggest tip I ever got (even splits with band members) was about $30...&nbsp; I think the agreed payment is what a wedding band expects and gets 98% of the time.A band I work with regularly here in central Va. does about 50-50 corp/wedding, the wedding receptions fall in the $30-$100k range, they are an absolute killer wedding band, and the best tip I&#039;ve seen with them is $20.&nbsp; That was a total of $140 for a gig that cost the bride&#039;s dad over $4k for the band...As an aside... I paid for 2 daughters weddings (150-175 guests), and neither would allow me to hire a band for the reception, even though I had a number of good ones available for rock bottom prices, through my association with them.&nbsp; The reason was.... &quot;Dad, if we have a band you&#039;ll be messing with the sound, so get a DJ!&quot;&nbsp; I got a great, professional DJ, he was a wonderful MC, and was worth every penny.&nbsp; Food for thought...In any event, more info about your event!&nbsp; Number of guests, venue, type of reception you want to have, etc.Congrats,-Tim T</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Tyler, post: 73026, member: 1105"] Re: Do I Tip The Band? Bennett - If the band absolutely knocks your socks off, brings your reception to a level higher than expectations, sure tip 'em - how much?? Hmm... I've done sound for well over 500 wedding receptions in my career, everything from small backyards to over $400k productions in Va. "horse country", and I think the biggest tip I ever got (even splits with band members) was about $30... I think the agreed payment is what a wedding band expects and gets 98% of the time. A band I work with regularly here in central Va. does about 50-50 corp/wedding, the wedding receptions fall in the $30-$100k range, they are an absolute killer wedding band, and the best tip I've seen with them is $20. That was a total of $140 for a gig that cost the bride's dad over $4k for the band... As an aside... I paid for 2 daughters weddings (150-175 guests), and neither would allow me to hire a band for the reception, even though I had a number of good ones available for rock bottom prices, through my association with them. The reason was.... "Dad, if we have a band you'll be messing with the sound, so get a DJ!" I got a great, professional DJ, he was a wonderful MC, and was worth every penny. Food for thought... In any event, more info about your event! Number of guests, venue, type of reception you want to have, etc. Congrats, -Tim T [/QUOTE]

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