Multi-day destination weddings — how aerial coverage changes the edit.
The single-day wedding is an event. The multi-day destination wedding is an arc. What changes for the aerial photographer is the pacing, the deliverable, and the cost calculus.
Aether Aerial Field Notes
Working notes from an aerial practice.
On light, on logistics, on FAA Part 107 authorizations, on the wedding venues of the California coast. Field notes are written between commissions — intended for clients, planners, and the principal photographers who work alongside Aether Aerial on a weekend.
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Aerial photography at San Ysidro Ranch and the Montecito estates.
A two-mile corridor between the mountains and the sea contains four of the most photographed wedding venues in California. A working brief on what the airspace, the canopy, and the wind allow.
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Aerial photography at Hotel del Coronado.
The red turrets, the white sand, the Class B floor at the surface, the Naval Air Station next door — a working brief on photographing the most aerial-iconic wedding venue in California.
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Aerial photography on a wedding day — a working timeline.
Where the aerial frame fits between the principal photographer’s first-look and the last sparkler — and what changes when the day is run from the air.
Forthcoming — field notes on Big Sur, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, the case for a dedicated aerial photographer, and a guide to FAA waivers for the venues that LAANC cannot reach.