Nayarit
Drone wedding coverage · Riviera Nayarit
In short
Drone wedding coverage in Riviera Nayarit starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Riviera Nayarit, and 40 edited photos + a 2–3 minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose drone wedding coverage in Riviera Nayarit?
A drone adds the one shot a wedding on this coast is built around: the ceremony on the sand, the resort behind it and the Pacific stretching away. Whether that shot is possible depends on which resort the couple chose, because Riviera Nayarit begins right beside the Puerto Vallarta airport and runs north for more than 40 km. The pilot checks the venue’s distance from the runway, the guest layout and the resort’s own policy before the drone is added to the booking.
Worth knowing about Riviera Nayarit
NOM-107-SCT3-2019 forbids flying over people who are not part of the operation, and keeps even a small recreational drone 10 m from bystanders. At a wedding, the guests are bystanders, so the drone films the ceremony from the side over sand or water, never above the seated rows. Drones of 250 g or less are the exception the standard allows.
What does the session in Riviera Nayarit look like?
- Punta Mita resort beaches
- About 29 km from the runway, clear of both airport rings, with reef and open sea below.
- Sayulita and San Pancho villas
- Jungle hills and surf beaches roughly 29 km out, where the full 122 m ceiling applies.
- Bucerías and La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
- In the 9.2 to 18.5 km ring, flyable up to 100 m with the bay behind.
What does drone wedding coverage in Riviera Nayarit 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
FAQ — Drone wedding coverage in Riviera Nayarit
Can a drone film our wedding at a Nuevo Vallarta resort?
Usually not. The Nuevo Vallarta resorts in Riviera Nayarit are about 5 to 7 km from the Puerto Vallarta runway, inside the 9.2 km buffer where NOM-107-SCT3-2019 requires special AFAC authorisation. Drone wedding coverage on this coast is planned for Punta Mita, Sayulita and San Pancho, about 29 km from the airport.
Who flies the drone at a Riviera Nayarit wedding?
A Riviera Nayarit drone wedding is flown by a local, Mexican-registered pilot with third-party liability insurance, because NOM-107-SCT3-2019 restricts foreign operators and paid commercial flights need that cover. Drones over 250 g also need an AFAC registration, which the pilot carries at the control station.
Can the drone fly during the ceremony?
Yes, from the side. Mexico’s NOM-107-SCT3-2019 bars flying over people who are not part of the operation, so at a Riviera Nayarit wedding the drone stays over the sand or the water beside the guests, keeps its distance, and lands before sunset, when daylight flight ends.