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Justice Of the Peace
« on: March 27, 2006, 10:23:22 PM »
Hi all,

We are thinking of being married by a Justice of the Peace.  We will be paying for the service of the JP, but do you also Tip a JP or give them some sort of gift?  If so..any suggestions?

thanks for your help

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Re: Justice Of the Peace
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2006, 07:40:31 PM »
i would like to know the same - if you are in the UK getting married.  In the US it is customary to give 'something' to the official
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Re: Justice Of the Peace
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 07:52:43 PM »
In the UK it is a registrar who conducts civil wedding ceremonies, not a JP.  And no you don't tip them or give a gift - they are an employee of the state so it might be seen as inappropriate.
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Re: Justice Of the Peace
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 07:56:48 PM »
TY Britwife - it hadn't occured to me before, but after reading the last post, I didn't want to seem ignorant of the customs in the UK!
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Re: Justice Of the Peace
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2006, 04:47:14 AM »
In the US if you're married by a Justice of the Peace, I *think* it's customary to tip them.  I'm not sure.  I'd google it to check.

I was wondering about whether or not it was customary to tip the registrar as well.  I figured it wasn't since tipping doesn't seem to be done much at all over there, but glad to know for certain now.
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