Give your wedding day, vow renewal or civil partnership that extra special touch.
Your Extra Special Day
Beautiful pure white doves are perfect to give your wedding day that extra special touch. White Doves have been used for centuries to symbolise purity, peace, faith & love. Doves are released at Weddings because they stay faithful to each other for life and form strong family bonds.
They are very gentle and peaceful birds, highly intelligent, and very nurturing towards their young, returning home to us once released. The releasing of pure white doves is a very symbolic and romantic gesture of your lifelong commitment to each other.
Our bespoke cages and baskets are decorated to the highest standards for your special day, we can include your floral colour theme making each white dove release unique.
Our Birds
If you only ever use a professional White Dove Release specialist company such as ourselves, you can be assured our beautiful White Doves are exceptionally well cared for. They are descended from the Rock Dove and our release Doves all have the strong homing instinct, which together with regular training exercises and a happy home life, where they are free to fly and behave naturally, ensures they return home to us following release.
We invite our prospective couples to our home for a free practice Dove release and to view our birds in their home so you can see for yourself how well cared for they are. Just get in touch to arrange a visit – we’d love to see you!
To find out more about their care have a look at the Bird Welfare Section where you can see them behaving naturally and happily at home.
Beautiful Wedding Display
Our display Doves are two Doves that are displayed in beautiful cages either side of the entrance to your Wedding venue and afterwards to form a setting to your release photograph. Our display Doves are exceptionally pretty fantails, some with crests or feathered feet and all with beautiful fantails which remain for the whole of the photo shoot.
These fantail Doves are only for display and will not be released as they do not have the homing instinct of our release Doves. After the ceremony they are taken home in a specially tailor-made darkened carrier so they can rest before being reunited with their flock in their spacious aviary in our garden.
Take a look at our range of packages, we are happy to adapt and change them if you wish? It is your special day and we want to make it extra-special for you.
We especially like to include children as they have a natural love of all animals and they love to feel involved in special occasions.
Thanks to Anthony and Natalie for this xx
Posted by Doves of Life on Friday, 3 January 2020
Speak a Thousand Words
The release Doves can be released from one of our beautiful baskets or they can be placed in your hands, adding that extra touch to your photographs.
We invite you to view some of our photos – as you can see the guests joyful reaction says it all – releasing white Doves speaks a thousand words and will keep you and your guests speaking about it for years to come.
Bride and Groom Dove Release
With all our release packages, before the Doves are released we introduce the Doves with an explanation for your guests on the meaning of a White Dove Release. If you wis it, there is also the option of a specially chosen poem being read out (we have a selection for you to choose from). Afterwards you are presented with a copy of your poem and also two white feathers in an organza pouch as a keepsake of your special day.
Memories Doves
Sometimes a special occasion such as a wedding is also a time when we miss loved ones no longer with us, and releasing a Memories Dove in their name is a beautiful way to pay tribute to and remember them on your special day. See below for details.
Surprise Gifts
A white dove release is a thoughtful and unique gift that gives happy memories for years to come and shows the couple how much you love them and cherish their special day. If you are considering arranging a white dove release as a surprise gift you have come to the right place – we love arranging surprise white dove releases and we’re good at keeping secrets!
Packages
Our prices are for distances within 25 miles of our home, further distances will involve a small mileage charge.
Package 1
Two doves released by the bride and groom. The doves will be in a beautifully decorated white heart shaped basket on an ornate stand, and will be released following the wedding ceremony.
From £180.00
Package 2
Two doves released by the bride and groom, plus a choice of two display cages containing our stunning Fancy fantailed doves. These can be set up at your venue entrance for your guests enjoyment and afterwards used for photographs.
From £250.00
Upgraded Packages
Our upgraded packages (and prices) are in addition to package 1 or package 2.
Family White Dove Release
Two baskets of four doves £120.00
A spectacular flock of doves circling above is an amazing sight for you and your guests. Two baskets of doves are released, usually by a member of each family, symbolising two families united as one. They will join the two marriage doves in the sky before flying home together as a large flock, reflecting the family supporting the bride and groom throughout their married life.
Fairytale Dream Wedding
£650.00
If you want the very best we can provide a truly spectacular display including two doves released by the happy couple, display fancy fantail doves, a flock of family doves, wedding arch, blossom trees, our bespoke Cinderella Carriage, and VIP walkway, all for a specially discounted price of £650.00, a saving of over £250.00 on individual prices, ensuring your wedding event will be happily remembered by all for years to come.
Memories Dove
£20.00
Sometimes a special occasion such as a wedding is also a time when we miss loved ones no longer with us, and releasing a Memories Dove in their name is a beautiful way to pay tribute to and remember them on your special day.
Venue Dressing
From £950.00
We are able to provide a venue dressing service with a white dove release; it has proved extremely popular with church weddings where the interiors can seem a little dark and our blossom trees, pew end decorations with candles, or our beautiful cages with fantail doves, can lift the interior and bring a romantic atmosphere to the ceremony, together with our bridal arch, display stands or our Cinderella Carriage to complete the look at the entrance to welcome your guests. Prices start from £950, just give us a call or complete our contact form for a bespoke package tailored to your wishes. Alternatively you are very welcome to visit us to view our doves, cages, baskets and decorations in person.
Cinderella Carriage
from £280.00
Our specially made carriage can be used to release your doves or to contain a pair of fancy fantails for photograph purposes.
Bridal Arch
from £125.00
Can be used as a beautiful backdrop to your display cages at the venue entrance, £125.00 with a white dove package or £150.00 as a separate hire where it can be placed indoors.
Blossom Trees
from £40.00
Our stunning blossom trees make your venue entrance look amazing and are available for £40.00 per pair or six for £100.00 with a white dove release, or £80.00 per pair and £200.00 for six if hired separately.
VIP rope barriers
£75.00
Brass stands with pearly white ropes placed at your venue entrance, six in total.
Payment Options
You can reserve a date for your event by paying either the full sum or a part-payment of £50.00. We offer the usual choice of payment options.
Wedding Keepsake
As a momento of your big day our gift to you is an organza pouch containing two dove feathers.
Special Memories
Include a loved one no longer with us with a memories dove. If you wish, a suitable poem can read in their memory. Memories doves from £20.00.
Insurance
We carry Public Liability Insurance so you can rest easy knowing that the dove release will be accepted in your chosen venue.
Book today to make your occasion extra special.
We are based in Preston and can provide a Dove Release service in Lancashire, Cumbria, Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Blackburn and places throughout North West England and beyond. If you’re at all unsure if we will provide our Dove Release services where you live, just give us a call on 07920 752183.
To make a booking with us, please fill out our contact form below or simply call us, whichever you prefer. If you can complete as many details as you are able to, we will get back to you and let you know our availability for your occasion.
If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to give us a call to discuss your needs, we want to make our part in your day exactly as you want it to be. A part-payment in advance is required to secure all bookings. *See our terms and conditions.
Dove Release For Your Wedding
Make your day extra special with a beautiful dove display and dove release moment on your wedding day.
To make a booking with us, please fill out our contact form below or simply call us, whichever you prefer. If you can complete as many details as you are able to, we will get back to you and let you know our availability for your occasion.