The Peninsula Chicago Wedding Cost Guide | 312FILMS — Best Chicago Wedding Videography

If you’re planning a wedding at one of Chicago’s most luxurious hotels, The Peninsula Chicago delivers elegance, stellar service, and spectacular views. As your wedding videographer, we love how this venue provides cinematic spaces, refined detail, and dramatic lighting. Here’s what couples can expect when budgeting for a Peninsula Chicago wedding.

What Makes The Peninsula Chicago Special

• Located at 108 East Superior Street, The Peninsula offers direct access to the Magnificent Mile, lakefront views, and a mix of indoor/outdoor event spaces. The Peninsula Hotels
• Over 11,250 sq ft of wedding and event space. The Peninsula Hotels
• Elegant ballrooms, terrace options, high ceilings, large windows, elegant finishes, and panoramic views—ideal for grand entrances, romantic first looks, and capturing cinematic wedding films. PartySlate

Published Cost & Pricing

Here’s what’s known publicly so far about what it costs to get married at The Peninsula:

• Their wedding packages start at ~$460 per person, and this includes tax and gratuity. Chicago Style Weddings
• The pricing covers items like passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner, wine with dinner, bar service (hours depends on package), and in some packages dessert tables or champagne. Chicago Style Weddings

Additional Cost Factors to Budget For

When planning a Peninsula wedding, keep in mind these costs beyond the basic per-person package:

• Guest count: Every additional guest adds cost for food, beverage, seating, etc.
• Venue rental hours: Longer events, setup, breakdown, and special timing (late evening, etc.) often cost more.
• Décor & florals: Elegant décor, draping, lighting enhancements, custom florals, etc., can be big budget items.
• Bar upgrades / premium beverages: Open bars or upgraded liquor & cocktails will add to the per-person cost.
• Entertainment (band / DJ), music licensing, audio/visual setup: For more elaborate entertainment or AV production, plan extra budget.
• Photography & videography: For venues like Peninsula, couples often invest in high-end vendors to match the venue quality. Videography by 312FILMS will capture the ambience, but production value (extra cameras, cinematic editing, drone, etc.) adds cost.
• Transportation, valet, guest accommodations: Because Peninsula is a hotel, many guests may stay onsite or nearby, and valet/parking costs or room blocks matter.
• Service charges, taxes, gratuity: Already included in many packages here, but any additions or changes might require more. Confirm exactly what’s covered.

Ballpark Budget Estimates

Here are some sample cost ranges for weddings at The Peninsula based on different guest counts and levels of service. These include food & beverage, venue, but exclude many of the extras above (decor, premium entertainment, etc.). These are meant to give you a sense of scale.

*These are rough estimates for venue + catering + standard bar + standard amenities. With decor, photography/videography, entertainment, etc., budgets often go higher.

Why Videography Costs Might Reflect the Venue

Because The Peninsula Chicago is a luxury venue with large, beautifully finished spaces, these features affect videography costs:

• Shooting in large ballrooms with dramatic lighting and vistas requires higher quality equipment (lighting, multiple cameras, possibly cranes/drones) which entails more setup time.
• Time of day matters: golden hour, sunset, cityscape backdrops require precise timing and preparation.
• For cinematic effect, capturing both candid moments and big statements (grand entrances, speeches, dances) in such a visually rich environment demands more coverage.
• Post-production: matching the venue’s elegance often means more refined editing, color grading, possibly creating multiple highlight cuts (teaser + full edit) to showcase the spaces properly.

Bottom Line

A wedding at The Peninsula Chicago is going to be a luxury investment—and one that delivers extraordinary surroundings, atmosphere, and guest experience. As your videographer, 312FILMS helps bring that elegance to life in moving images.

If you’re considering The Peninsula, expect a per-person packaged cost starting around $460 and total wedding costs (with guests, extras) ranging from $60,000 to $120,000+, depending on scale and production. For couples who want both luxury and a visually cinematic keepsake, The Peninsula is often worth the splurge.