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What's your thoughts on releasing doves?

Mrs-HFA, 14 February, 2011 at 19:35 Posted on Planning 0 22

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I personally have always thought of this to be quite a 'naff' thing, and certainly not something that's necessary - however it's not something I've ever actually seen at any of the wedding I've been to, I've just known about it - iykwim.

Anyway, after being at a wedding fayre in our venue a couple of weeks ago, there were two doves on 'display' - in all their glory, sitting very cutely in their white bird cages with some pretty ribbon to decorate. It actually really caught my eye and I thought it fitted in with our venue beautifully. I sent the exhibitors an email yesterday asking for a quote and it came back at £180. I told my H2b last night and he just about chocked on his drink - '£180 for two old birds' as he put it - lol.

What's your views, is it naff as I originally thought, or is it quite a nice sentiment?

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Latest activity by Chidders, 16 February, 2011 at 17:37

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Little Madam · 14 February, 2011 at 19:38
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I like the sentiment - all of our families have paper doves loving made by me from when I was at Sunday school hanging in our pourchways for a religious symbolic reason.

But, my stepdad has a serious dislike of animals being couped up and it upsets him to see that. and his reaction has made me think it's not something which i'd got for.

And £180 - for 10mins work?!
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Vikster79 · 14 February, 2011 at 19:40
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Personally i think its tacky and unecessary.
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tinks269 · 14 February, 2011 at 19:42
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Honestly??... I really dont like the idea.
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avintagebride · 14 February, 2011 at 19:52
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I think it is quite tacky too....sorry
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ajdown · 14 February, 2011 at 19:53
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Unless it's a horse pulling a carriage, I personally wouldn't want to use any animals anywhere on our wedding day.
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Rizzo · 14 February, 2011 at 20:00
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Tacky and cruel. Mostly cruel.

I hope the birds take revenge on anyone that does this by pooing on them...
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Mrs-HFA · 14 February, 2011 at 20:01
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Thank you, so my initial thoughts were right, naff! Ok, I'll delete that email ?
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lolacp1 · 14 February, 2011 at 20:03
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Ooooo good I hate them too! :-) My OH joked about having a bird of prey deliver the rings this weekend...

Lets just say I gave him the daggers!!
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DTTB · 14 February, 2011 at 22:27
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Hes been watching gypsy weddings lol!
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Beginner February 2011
miss.understood · 14 February, 2011 at 22:46
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I think the symbolism is nice, however i do not agree with having animals or birds couped up. If you get married in the summer, on a hot day.....then imagine what it's like for them. Plus, it'd be sods law that they'd be released and fly into a building or a passing bus!

Sorry, but logical thinking came into play there.

I don't like the idea.
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Spells2B · 14 February, 2011 at 23:29
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I think it's cruel.

My brother offered to paint two of his pigeons white and we could release them! I politlely declined!!
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Saracroft251 · 15 February, 2011 at 08:08
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It is a bit naff, and cruel!

Also, many of them are actually pigeons that have been painted white as Spells2B mentions above - hence why it is not a v popular thing these days
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Storky · 15 February, 2011 at 09:19
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Tacky and cruel. I hate the idea of caged birds for any reason other than conservation. They're animals, not toys.
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knitting_vixen · 15 February, 2011 at 12:10
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I think it is cruel and exploitative ☹️

I hate see animals used in this way, birds look better flying around stretching their wings- not stuck in cages.
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excitedbee · 15 February, 2011 at 13:20
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ha ha brilliant! WSS
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Baroness · 15 February, 2011 at 14:14
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Naff, cruel and unnecessary.
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Mrs C · 15 February, 2011 at 14:48
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Pigeon lobbing is cruel and unneccessary...
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SoontobeMrsSSmith · 16 February, 2011 at 09:50
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My feelings are not at a wedding.

When I was a younger girl I atteneded a couple of family funerals and we released a dove. I was told that symbolised the person spirit flying to heaven, which as an upset young girl made sense and was some comfort.

Doves are then seen as symbols of peace and love, but if I had them at my wedding and released them it would then make me feel that the peace and love is flying away.

Sorry is that sounds sad, but I just think its the wrong symbolism for a wedding.
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Beginner September 2011
Kooks · 16 February, 2011 at 10:21
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Not only naff but cruel and unneccessary... I'd spend your £180 elsewhere!
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EPW Photography (HIB) · 16 February, 2011 at 16:33
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Hi

I am in my 7th year of being a wedding photographer and I have only done 1 wedding with doves so I guess it is not very popular...

Evelyne x

www.epwphotography.co.uk
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MrsCoco · 16 February, 2011 at 16:40
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My Dad got very irrate with a pushy dove man at a wedding fair we went to! Despite my Dad's intial polite refusals, the man kept pushing, to which my dad said rather loudly "Birds belong in the sky, not your pokey little cages. I'm not having a cruel twat like you at her wedding, so do one!" - he summed it up in one, I can't stand the cruelty in it x
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