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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 73054" data-attributes="member: 4">Re: Do I Tip The Band?Hey all, thanks for the advice. I got a call from the band leader basically offering to slash his rate, but I don&#039;t want to feel like I&#039;m stiffing the guy. If it were me, splitting it with two other guys, I wouldn&#039;t feel like we were particularly expensive. It&#039;s a busy weekend, so rates are going to be higher, and the band sounds perfect. Now maybe if I can get him to give me a deal on adding a horn player... But I&#039;d rather pay them a good rate up front and feel good about it.Of course we&#039;ll feed and water them and give them a nice break. I think this band can be a very memorable part of our wedding, just glad it doesn&#039;t sound like I&#039;m expected to pay another 20% on top... at some point there&#039;s nothing else to cut to try and make this happen! We&#039;re already doing the whole weekend, two full days with all our close family and friends (somehow that&#039;s 130 people!), which has brought expenses up. It&#039;ll be fun, and thank God her parents are pitching in a bunch, they&#039;re really letting us have our dream wedding, but we&#039;re putting in a pretty hefty sum ourselves.We&#039;ve rented this place, in case you&#039;re interested:<a href="http://www.alohafoundation.org/ohana/" target="_blank">Vermont Family Vacation – Ohana Family Camp – Family Friendly Vacation</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 73054, member: 4"] Re: Do I Tip The Band? Hey all, thanks for the advice. I got a call from the band leader basically offering to slash his rate, but I don't want to feel like I'm stiffing the guy. If it were me, splitting it with two other guys, I wouldn't feel like we were particularly expensive. It's a busy weekend, so rates are going to be higher, and the band sounds perfect. Now maybe if I can get him to give me a deal on adding a horn player... But I'd rather pay them a good rate up front and feel good about it. Of course we'll feed and water them and give them a nice break. I think this band can be a very memorable part of our wedding, just glad it doesn't sound like I'm expected to pay another 20% on top... at some point there's nothing else to cut to try and make this happen! We're already doing the whole weekend, two full days with all our close family and friends (somehow that's 130 people!), which has brought expenses up. It'll be fun, and thank God her parents are pitching in a bunch, they're really letting us have our dream wedding, but we're putting in a pretty hefty sum ourselves. We've rented this place, in case you're interested: [url=http://www.alohafoundation.org/ohana/]Vermont Family Vacation – Ohana Family Camp – Family Friendly Vacation[/url] [/QUOTE]

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