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How does a Dove release work at a wedding? First, we like to hear what you have planned for your wedding day. An on-site consultation provides an opportunity to talk about those plans, see the site, and make recommendations that will give you the effect you want. In most cases you'll have more than a few choices. Your imagination and the safety of the birds is the only limit! I would love to have a Dove release, but I'm having a church wedding? Perfect. A Dove release on the steps of the church or temple after the ceremony is a beautiful and symbolic alternative to bird seed or rice. Most churches will no longer allow the practice of throwing rice or bird seed for environmental reasons. What happens to the Doves after they're released? These amazing creatures are raised and trained to return to their home loft quickly and safely upon release. I'm planning an evening wedding around a Dove theme, but I've been told the birds can be released only in daylight. That's true. Releasing the doves after sunset does not always allow them to get home that same night. However, you can still carry out your Dove theme by displaying our beautiful cages with a pair of Doves at your wedding ceremony and/or reception site. The birds are lovingly displayed in the entry way, near the head table, on the gift table, or in any other safe location of your choice. Where do the birds go once they are released? Home. Our birds are white racing homers(pigeons). They are born with a natural instinct that enables them to navigate their way home. By using both the sun and the polarity of the earth(they know their north and south) along with their ability to recongnize mountain ranges and landmarks. This in combination with extensive training, enables them to make it safely back to their loft. What is the difference between pigeons and Doves? None. Pigeons are Doves. Doves are pigeons. The racing homer we see today is descended from the rock Dove. This beautiful athlete in the sky has come about through man's intervention using selective breeding over many thousands of years. What do you mean when you say "The birds are trained to fly home?" Here at Love Birds; we breed, raise, and train our birds. The training begins when the Doves reach 12 weeks of age. They msut first become accustomed to the baskets and special pigeon crates we use to transport and release them. Then they learn to go through the 'bobs', a kind of light weight one way door into their loft. Now the road work begins: Like any athlete their endurance must be built up. Although these magnificent creatures, once trained, can fly from two hunfred to six hundred miles. We like to fly our Doves no further than a fity mile distance to insure all make it home safely. I've always thought these birds were dirty and carried diseases? Nothing could be further from the truth. Our domestically raised birds pose no threat to humans. They are vaccinated and wormed for diseases on a regualr schedule. On the day of your special event, before the birds are loaded up, a large tub of water is placed out so they can jump in and bathe(their favorite thing next to eating and flying). My questions were not answered here. How can I get the answers to my questions? Please submit your questions by email. There are email links on each page, under the navigation links,("webmaster@LoveBirds"). Just click that link and send an email directly to us. Or go to our Contact page, which will also allow you to email us directly.