# Drone shows for weddings & private – Drone Stories

> Wedding and private drone shows: how many drones make sense, which venues and airspace work, what drives cost. Shows in Greece, Montenegro and Cabo San Lucas.

Source: https://dronestories.com/drone-shows/for/private/

Drone shows for weddings & private events

# Your story, for the 150 people who know it.

A wedding drone show tells your story in the sky to the people who know it: 200 drones, 12 to 13 minutes, seen from close by at a villa, beach or estate. No fixed price exists; drones, length, location and animation set it. We flew private shows in Greece, Montenegro and Cabo San Lucas.

[Get a proposal](/proposal/)[What a show costs](/drone-show-cost/)

[### A wedding with old and new memories

Secret · Greece · 200 drones](/drone-shows/a-wedding-with-old-and-new-memories/)

Intimacy

## A story only your guests understand

A wedding show is not a smaller festival show. It is a story about two people, told to the 150 who know them. For a wedding in Greece we drew the couple's travels in the sky, and combined drones with water projection for the first time. For a birthday in Montenegro, thirteen minutes of one life. The guests do not need a logo; they need to recognise the moment.

We storyboard it with you, in private. Client names stay secret if you want them to; two of the shows below are listed as exactly that.

How many drones

## Fewer drones, closer

Intimacy changes the maths. A private show is seen from a terrace, a beach or a lawn, from close by. Our weddings and birthdays flew with 200 drones and read perfectly for 150 guests. We prefer a minimum of 100; below that, shapes stop being shapes. Beyond that you are paying for distance you do not have.

Length matters more than count: our private shows ran 12 to 13 minutes, long enough for a story with a beginning, a middle and a reveal.

Venue & airspace

## Can it fly where you are getting married?

Most private shows happen at a villa, a beach, an estate or a resort, which is exactly the kind of site drones like: open space, a water edge, a clear sky and few neighbours. We need a take-off area guests do not walk through, a sightline from where they will stand, and airspace that is not next to an airport.

We have flown private shows in Greece, Montenegro and Cabo San Lucas. Send us the venue and we check the airspace before you fall in love with the idea.

What it takes

## Lead time, site, permits, cost

Our shows start at $50,000; most land between $100,000 and $200,000. Beyond that there is no fixed price list. Most shows fall between 100 and 1,000+ drones. The four factors below decide the rest. [Read how drone show cost works.](/drone-show-cost/)

| | |
|---|---|
| Lead time | About a month once the venue is fixed; longer abroad, where the approval goes through a foreign aviation authority. Start when you book the venue and you are early. |
| Site | A take-off area guests do not walk through, a clear line to the sky from where they will stand, and ideally water or open ground in front. Estates, beaches and resort lawns work well. |
| Permits | We apply for the airspace approval for that venue and evening and coordinate with the venue and, where needed, local partners. Near airports we ask for an exemption; it takes time, not miracles. |
| What drives cost | Number of drones, show length, location and permits, and how custom the animation is. A wedding show is a custom story, so design hours count more than for a logo. How cost works. |

## Private shows we can show you

[All shows](/drone-shows/)

[### A wedding with old and new memories

Secret · Greece · 200 drones](/drone-shows/a-wedding-with-old-and-new-memories/)[### Live through this

Private · Cabo San Lucas · 200 drones](/drone-shows/live-through-this/)[### Happy birthday!

Secret · Montenegro · 200 drones](/drone-shows/happy-birthday/)

Facts at a glance

| | |
|---|---|
| Drones per show | 100 minimum · typically 300 to 1,000 · up to 1,500 |
| Show length | 3 to 12 (longer for art performances; up to 2.5 hours flown at Burning Man) minutes |
| Lead time | About a month for a known site; longer for new airspace or complex designs |
| Weather | Up to 25 mph / 40 km/h; light rain is fine; the pilot on site makes the final call |
| Safety | Drones do not fly over people; a safety zone separates fleet and crowd |
| Airspace | Every show flies under an aviation-authority approval for that site and time; not near airports without exemption |
| Noise | Low noise, no debris, no smoke; rechargeable, renewable-energy fleet |
| Combine with | fireworks, lasers, water screens, live music and performers, pyro on drones |
| Where we fly | Worldwide. Flown so far: Netherlands, USA, France, Italy, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Mexico, Montenegro |
| Price | Our shows start at $50,000; most land between $100,000 and $200,000. Beyond that, set by number of drones, show length, location and permits, animation complexity |

FAQ

## Questions we get asked

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* [Brands & agencies](/drone-shows/for/brands/)
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* [Shows by city](/drone-shows/in/)

Let’s collaborate

## Tell us your story. We'll put it in the sky.

Send us the venue, the date and what you'd like the guests to feel. Within a day you'll hear whether it can fly there, roughly what it takes, and what we'd do with it.

[Get a proposal](/proposal/)[Talk to a human](/contact/)