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Here is a suggested pay scale for pastors depending on the circumstances: 1  Greater than $300 â A generous gift. 2  $300 â A wedding with advance preparation and pre-marital counseling. 3  $150 â A wedding with some advance preparation but no pre-marital counseling.  $100 â A small wedding with little preparation.
And, we are doing the traveling to the premarital counseling at his home (some distance from our homes). So, we are paying for their dinners at the rehearsal dinner and the reception, so totals would be in the range of in excess of at least $225 for each of the couples. So would a $50 'tip' be reasonable for each of the Pastors in this case?