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Drone wedding coverage · Tulum
In short
Drone wedding coverage in Tulum starts at $600: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Tulum, and 40 edited photos + a 2–3 minute edited film delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose drone wedding coverage in Tulum?
A drone at a Tulum wedding earns its place in two shots: the ceremony set on the sand with the reef line beyond it, and the couple alone on the beach in the last light. Everything else, from the cocktail hour to the dance floor, happens after the sun goes down, which is when drones stop flying here. The wedding timeline is built so that the ceremony and the portrait walk land inside the daylight the regulation allows.
Worth knowing about Tulum
NOM-107-SCT3-2019 allows flights only between sunrise and sunset, and sunset in Tulum falls between about 18:10 in November and 19:30 in June and July. A drone also has to stay clear of uninvolved people, so over a Tulum hotel beach the pilot flies the ceremony set before guests are seated, unless the drone weighs 250 g or less.
What does the session in Tulum look like?
- The venue's beach ceremony site
- A high, wide frame of the aisle, the guests and the sea, flown before the ceremony starts.
- Hotel-zone beach at golden hour
- The couple walking the waterline, filmed from above with no guests below.
What does drone wedding coverage in Tulum 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 Tulum
Can the drone film our Tulum reception?
Not after sunset. Mexico's drone standard NOM-107-SCT3-2019 allows flights only between sunrise and sunset without a special AFAC authorisation, so drone coverage of a Tulum wedding covers the ceremony, the setting and the couple's golden-hour portraits. Receptions after dark are covered from the ground.
Can a drone fly over our Tulum wedding guests?
Generally not. NOM-107 bars flying over people who are not part of the operation, with an exception for drones of 250 g or less, so a Tulum wedding drone films the aisle before guests sit and frames the ceremony from the side. The hotel's own drone rules apply on top, and are confirmed with the venue.