A Christmas Wedding at the Four Seasons Chicago | Behind the Scenes with Gott You Media
2026-02-10 · Weddings
Go behind the scenes of Katie and Matt's Christmas-themed wedding at the Four Seasons Chicago — Gott You Media breaks down how we captured cocktail hour, the first dance, and a surprise visit from Santa.
The Four Seasons Chicago is one of those venues where every corner is camera-ready. Gold accents, floor-to-ceiling windows, candlelight everywhere. But when Katie and Matt decided to lean fully into a Christmas theme for their winter wedding, the venue transformed into something out of a holiday film — lush garlands overhead, ornaments dripping from every surface, and a color palette of emerald green, crimson red, and gold that made every single frame of wedding video content pop.
Starting with the Details
Before any guests arrived, we spent 30 minutes capturing the room as part of our standard Chicago wedding content creation process. Table settings, floral arrangements, the custom menu cards, the cake. With a Christmas wedding, the details do double duty — they set the tone for the event and give the couple seasonal content they can revisit and share for years to come. Every corner of this space felt intentional, from the holiday florals to the candlelit tablescapes.
Cocktail Hour Is Underrated
Most traditional wedding videographers skip cocktail hour or treat it as filler. For us, it's prime time. Guests are relaxed, the light is beautiful, and the energy is building. This cocktail hour took up every room in the Four Seasons prefunction space. Filled with three big bars and stations galore. Arlen Orchestra filled the room with themed string music to set the ambiance. Some of our best candid footage — the laughs, the hugs, the first sips — comes from this window, and it's the kind of authentic content that performs best on social media.
The moments between the big moments are where the real magic lives.
The Dance Floor Energy
By the time the reception kicks into high gear, we've already captured the emotional and elegant content. Now it's time for energy. Low angles, stage angles, movement, confetti — or in Katie and Matt's case, a surprise visit from Santa himself, bursting through red velvet curtains with an armful of glow sticks for the crowd. You can't script moments like that. You just have to be ready.