I’m bartending a wedding and the bride made us a custom tip jar
This is so cute. I (28f) bartended for five years at a tiny restaurant in a very small, very rich town. The little plaza was owned by a wealthy older guy named <PERSON> who often came in with his wife and drank beer with the regulars.
One of <PERSON>’s granddaughters, <PERSON>, hosted and expoed there for a few years in high school, now she’s 21 getting married this weekend so she asked my former coworker/good friend <PERSON> and I if we’d bartend her wedding. The groom’s parents are handling the actual payment and setup so <PERSON> has been talking to his mom about the logistics of everything.
Initially we were under the impression we were doing this as a gift for <PERSON> because she was absolutely the sweetest person, so thoughtful and driven, I’d have done it for free. 201
But of course being loaded the groom’s mom proposed a payment that <PERSON> cut down a bit and then agreed to. Then mom asked if we wanted a tip jar, <PERSON> said “it’s up to you! Either way we’ll be there.”
So the groom’s mom asked <PERSON> and she responded by making us a custom hand decorated, adorable, personalized, very noticeable tip jar. What a fricken sweetheart.
Not only do I get to “get the band back together” as <PERSON> puts it and get behind the bar with my OG partner again but we’ll also be making killer money.
Oh and the groom’s mom was like so apprehensive to ask if we’d be able to attend to making coffee and lemonade for guests as well, offered to pay us extra and everything. As if we don’t usually get tricked into mopping and loading cars at private events. Good people all around, I’m excited to be a part of their big day! 406