Wedding & Event Drone Video in Nashville TN

Nashville Drone Co captures weddings, corporate events, and special celebrations from the air, creating cinematic content that tells the complete story of your day in a way ground-level video alone cannot. Founded by entertainment industry veteran Keith Stancil, Nashville Drone Co brings a background in entertainment marketing and six years of dedicated drone production experience to every event, planning each flight around the moments that matter most rather than simply capturing footage for its own sake. Every shoot is handled by our in-house team of FAA-certified pilots. We work closely with your wedding videographer, photographer, or event production team to make sure aerial footage complements the rest of your coverage rather than competing with it.

Why Aerial Video Matters for Your Wedding or Event

A wedding film built entirely from ground level footage tells only part of the story. It shows the people, the details, the emotion up close, but it can't show the setting those moments happened in. Aerial video fills that gap. It reveals the full scope of your venue, the way your guests gathered together, and the beauty of the surrounding landscape in a single sweeping shot that no ground camera angle can replicate. For couples, that perspective often becomes one of the most replayed parts of the entire wedding film. The slow reveal of a historic estate as the camera rises above the trees. The overhead shot of family and friends standing together during the ceremony. The sparklers and taillights fading into the distance during a grand exit. These are the moments people watch again years later, and aerial footage is what makes them possible.

For corporate events, grand openings, and community celebrations, the same principle applies. An aerial shot of a packed venue or a well attended grand opening communicates scale and energy that no ground photo can convey. It also gives organizations a marketing asset they can use long after the event itself is over.

What We Capture

Weddings

Venue Reveals: A sweeping aerial approach that shows the full scope and beauty of your venue before the ceremony begins.

Ceremony Coverage: Overhead framing that captures the layout of your ceremony, the gathering of your guests, and the setting in a single shot that no ground camera can replicate.

First Look and Portrait Moments: Smooth, intentional camera movement that adds a cinematic quality to your most personal moments.

Reception and Celebration: Aerial coverage of your reception setup, dancing, and celebration as the energy of the event unfolds.

Grand Exits: Sparklers, fireworks, or a departing car captured from above for a dramatic and memorable closing shot.

Corporate and Community Events

Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings: An aerial view of a packed parking lot, a full house, or a crowd gathered for a ribbon cutting communicates momentum and success in a way no ground photo can. These shots become some of the most reused marketing assets businesses have.

Galas and Fundraisers: Sweeping shots of a ballroom or outdoor event space filled with guests capture the scale and energy of the evening, giving organizations content they can use for future event promotion and sponsor recognition.

Festivals and Community Celebrations: Aerial coverage shows the full footprint of a festival or community event, the crowd size, the layout, the energy, in a way that supports both same-day social media and next year's planning and sponsorship materials.

Corporate Milestones and Brand Events: Product launches, anniversary celebrations, and company-wide gatherings benefit from aerial footage that reinforces scale and significance for internal communications, recruiting, and external marketing.

Religious and Civic Gatherings: Church events, civic ceremonies, and large community gatherings are often defined by the size and energy of the crowd that shows up. Aerial footage captures that in a single shot that tells the whole story.

Every corporate and community event is covered with the same cinematic approach we bring to weddings: careful planning, unobtrusive flight timing, and footage edited to a professional standard ready for immediate use.

How It Works

Every event starts with a consultation where we discuss your venue, your timeline, and the specific moments you want captured. If needed, we coordinate directly with your venue and planner to confirm any permissions, restrictions, or no-fly zones well in advance.

On the day of your event, our pilot arrives prepared and works quietly alongside your other vendors. Flight windows are planned around key moments, typically lasting only a few minutes at a time, so the drone is unobtrusive and never becomes a distraction for you or your guests.

After your event, our editing team color grades and edits your footage into a polished final video. Standard delivery is within two to three weeks. Rush and same-day edit options are available for couples who want to share highlights during the reception itself.

Do You Fly Indoors?

Yes. Nashville Drone Co does fly indoors and indoor footage can produce some of the most striking shots we capture. Indoor flights work best in large open venues such as ballrooms, barns, warehouses, and churches where the drone has enough room to move safely through the space. Weak GNSS signal indoors can affect navigation, so we evaluate every indoor venue ahead of time and will let you know upfront whether it's a good candidate for an indoor flight.

Venues and Settings We Love Filming

Middle Tennessee offers an unusually wide range of beautiful wedding and event settings, and Nashville Drone Co has experience filming many of them. Historic estates and farm venues with sweeping grounds are some of our favorite locations to fly, particularly during golden hour when the light hits open fields and tree lines just right. Riverfront and lakefront venues offer the added benefit of water reflections that make for genuinely striking aerial shots. Vineyards and rolling countryside venues throughout Williamson and Wilson counties provide some of the most cinematic backdrops in the region. Urban rooftop and downtown venues give us the chance to capture the Nashville skyline as part of your event's visual story. Wherever your wedding or event is taking place, we plan our flight around what makes that specific location special.

Tips for Couples and Event Planners

Plan for golden hour. Aerial footage looks its best in the hour before sunset. If dramatic light is a priority, build that timing into your schedule.

Confirm venue permissions early. Some venues require advance written approval for drone flights. We're happy to help coordinate with your venue on this.

Tell us your priorities. If certain moments matter more than others, let us know in advance so we can plan flight timing around them.

Expect short flight windows. For safety and to minimize disruption, flights are typically brief and timed around key moments rather than continuous coverage.

Think beyond the wedding day. Aerial footage works just as well for rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, and the morning-after brunch if you want a complete visual story of the whole weekend.

What Our Clients Say

Keith Stancil is very talented and wonderful to work with. He is kind and has a vision beyond what you could imagine. He did an amazing drone video for our daughter’s wedding. Highly recommend Nashville Drone Co” - Carol Aucker

“Nashville Drone Co. What a great company! Had an awesome experience working with them for one of my weddings” - Logan Thompson - Wedding Planner

“Nashville Drone Co was hired to video our daughter’s wedding, which was on a farm in an open pasture. The wedding was in Atlanta so the drone company got here the morning of the wedding. It was more than we had ever imagined it would be. The video was beautiful. They are worth paying travel fees” - Karen Foreman

Service Areas

Nashville Drone Co provides wedding and event drone video throughout Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, College Grove, Spring Hill, Nolensville, Columbia, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Mt Juliet, Lebanon, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities. We also travel for destination weddings and events outside the region.

FAQ

Do you need permission to fly at our venue?

Some venues require written approval or local permits before a drone flight. Nashville Drone Co coordinates with your venue directly to confirm permissions well in advance of your event.

How loud is the drone during the ceremony?

Modern drones are significantly quieter than older models but can still be noticeable during quiet moments. We schedule flights carefully to avoid disrupting vows and other sensitive parts of the ceremony.

Can you film indoors?

Yes, in large open venues with enough space for the drone to fly safely. We assess every indoor venue in advance and will let you know if it's a good fit.

What is the turnaround time for the finished video?

Standard delivery for edited highlight videos is two to three weeks. Rush delivery and same-day edits are available for an additional fee.

How far in advance should we book?

Popular dates fill up quickly, especially during peak wedding season in spring and fall. We recommend booking as early as possible to secure your date.

Do you coordinate with our wedding videographer or photographer?

Yes. We work closely with your other vendors to make sure aerial footage complements the rest of your coverage and that flight timing does not interfere with ground-based shots.

Are your pilots FAA-certified?

Yes. All Nashville Drone Co pilots hold FAA Part 107 certification and carry full liability insurance.

Do you cover corporate events and celebrations as well as weddings?

Yes. We provide aerial coverage for corporate events, grand openings, festivals, fundraisers, and other milestone celebrations throughout Middle Tennessee.

Can you film at outdoor venues with limited space?

Yes. We assess every venue in advance, indoor or outdoor, and plan flight paths that work safely within the space available. If a venue has significant restrictions, we'll discuss alternative approaches with you before your event.

How do I book Nashville Drone Co for my wedding or event?

Contact us here or email  info@nashvilledrone.co with your date, venue, and what you're hoping to capture. We'll get back to you quickly with availability and a custom quote.