Ceremonial Release
Events
Thank
you for your interest in our dove release service. Your event is a very important day and we
would like to make it your special day.
There
are hundreds of varieties of doves.
Pigeons or otherwise known as “Rock Doves” are one of the varieties that
we use for our ceremonies. Within the
dove family there is the smaller variety that you may have considered for your
ceremony. The smaller white doves are
easily available in pet stores. The
smaller doves are untrained, do not have the homing instinct, and do not know
how to survive in wild and will seldom survive for more than 90 days foraging
for themselves. The smaller white doves
are available for display by WhiteDove.
Our
white birds are trained homing pigeons.
Of all the different varieties of doves only the Homing Pigeon has the
unique ability to be trained and reliably return to their home after being
released at an event. Their training is
time consuming and costly. The larger
Homing pigeons that we use start their extensive training at 45 days of age,
and continue daily training for up to 1 year before they are considered for
ceremonial release. These birds have the
ability to travel up to 500 miles in one day.
Our birds are feed the best food, vitamins, supplements, and get the
best medical care to guarantee long life and a safe return to their home. The life span of one of our birds can be up
to 20 years.
We would like to help you make your day the best day ever by being flexible to your suggestions and as well as make suggestions. For an indoor event, the guests are escorted outside to a decorative area such as the steps of the church, courtyard, or flower garden. A presentation/explanation of the symbolism of the dove can be done by one of our coordinators or by a person of your choice. The presentations may be up to 2 minutes long. The doves may be released by hand, a heart-shaped basket, or a round decorative birdcage that opens from the top. The white, decorated round-shaped birdcage may also be used as a decorative display with the smaller white dove(s) inside. The birds are then released. The bird(s) tend to circle for a moment then fly home. You may want to incorporate music at the time of release.
Our
beautiful white doves return to their home after each ceremony. We do not jeopardize their health or safety
by releasing them in extreme weather conditions such as rain, snow and wind. We are blessed to have sunny skies in
Our
goal is to make your day a memorable one.
Please contact us as soon as possible to set in a date for a
release. We would like to meet you in
person before finalizing a ceremony.
Thank
you for your interest.