Baja California Sur
Drone wedding coverage · Los Cabos
In short
Drone wedding coverage in Los Cabos starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Los Cabos, and 40 edited photos + a 2–3 minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose drone wedding coverage in Los Cabos?
Drone coverage is what shows a Los Cabos wedding where it actually is: a terrace on a cliff above a cove, the desert behind it, and the Sea of Cortez in front. Three hours covers the arrivals, the ceremony from above and the couple on the beach afterwards. But Los Cabos has two airports, and whether the drone flies at all depends on where on the map the resort is — a question to settle before the drone is booked, not on the morning.
Worth knowing about Los Cabos
NOM-107-SCT3-2019 keeps drones 9.2 km from any aerodrome and bans flight within 3.7 km even with authorisation. The Cabo San Lucas airport sits on the mesa north-west of town, so the marina and El Médano are about 7–8 km away and the Arch is at the edge of the ring, while Chileno and Santa María are 12–14 km out. Flights end at sunset, so a reception after dark has no drone, and the pilot keeps 10 m from guests who are not part of the shot.
What does the session in Los Cabos look like?
- Corridor resorts near Playa El Chileno
- About 14 km from the Cabo San Lucas airport and far from Los Cabos International, outside both drone rings.
- Bahía Santa María
- Cliffs and a cove for the aerial portraits, about 12 km from the Cabo San Lucas airport.
- Playa El Médano
- Listed so you know: about 7 km from the Cabo San Lucas airport, inside the ring, so no drone.
What does drone wedding coverage in Los Cabos include?
- 180 minutes of drone coverage inside your wedding day, all of it between sunrise and sunset
- 40 edited aerial photos
- A 2- to 3-minute aerial film, edited to sit beside your wedding photos or film
- A flight plan checked before the day against nearby airports, venue rules and where the guests will be
- Delivered within 3 weeks
Permits at these locations: Playa El Médano: Public beach under federal law; a set-up with an arch, chairs or a closed-off area goes through the Dirección Municipal de Gobierno Bahía Santa María: Public beach with federal access rights; no portrait fee is published, and set-ups follow the municipal event process
FAQ — Drone wedding coverage in Los Cabos
Can a drone film our wedding at a Los Cabos resort?
At most Corridor resorts, yes. Mexico’s drone standard NOM-107-SCT3-2019 keeps drones 9.2 km from aerodromes, and the Corridor around Playa El Chileno and Bahía Santa María is 12–14 km from the Cabo San Lucas airport. Hotels in Cabo San Lucas town and on El Médano are inside the ring, and the resort must also allow the flight.
Who flies the drone at a Los Cabos wedding?
A local, Mexico-registered pilot with third-party liability insurance. NOM-107-SCT3-2019 restricts foreign operators and foreign-registered drones, and AFAC registration is required above 250 g, so a guest’s drone or a visiting videographer’s cannot be hired to fly a paid Los Cabos wedding.
Can the drone fly during a Los Cabos wedding reception at night?
No. NOM-107-SCT3-2019 allows drone flights between sunrise and sunset unless AFAC authorises night operations, so Los Cabos wedding drone footage is planned for the ceremony and the portraits before sunset, not the reception.