White Doves Socal

My family had a very horrible experience, booking with David. My family had hired him for my grandfathers funeral. My grandfathers funeral was in Southern California and we were coming from Northern California. My mom and aunt had went out earlier to setup final arrangements for his services. They had hired David to release doves at my grandpas funeral. Everything was setup for May 8^th, 2015. Well come May 8^th, my aunt called to verify with David for the funeral at 230 pm. He gives her the news that he had booked a different client and could no longer assist us. We as a family were devastated. We had a program put together for guests and white doves release was on the program. So the funeral home referred us to Mitch at
, on Unilocal its «white doves release» in Huntington Beach, Ca. My aunt made the phone call to Mitch the morning of my grandpas funeral and he said he would be there. Mitch showed up early to setup and we were very grateful. Mitch pulled through for my family, and he has no idea what he did for us. David couldn’t show up, and he had a week notice, but Mitch showed up after receiving a call in the morning. I wouldn’t recommend booking with David, he is not reliable. And couldn’t even call and let us know he booked someone else is our place.

Dave put my family in a bad situation on friday may 8^th. 2015. He was suppose to supply a service for my dad funeral. I called him that morning and he said he had booked someone else that day. I explained to him we had made a deal, he knew i was coming from northern California. I was distraught very very very did i mentioned very upset he did this on the day of my days funeral. The cemetery provided me with another person which is oc doves i contacted Mitch. He saved the day and especially he understood everything. He is very professional at his job and understanding. God knew i needed him that day. Thanks Mitch. Please people do not hire Dave. I will not ever hire Dave.

I wanted to do something special for my Grandmothers funeral so I started to look into releasing white doves at the burial site. I came across White Doves Socal and was impressed with the reviews. I called to get a quote and spoke with David he was available for the day of the funeral. He exceeded my expectations! He was extremely friendly once you meet him you’ll see what I mean– you can just tell he’s such a nice honest man. He let the kids get close and see the birds and even let them pet some of them. He said a really nice speech of what the birds signafied and was kind enough to do it in English and Spanish. I would recommend this business to anyone who needs this type of service.

Three months ago, I called White Doves Socal for 30 doves at my grandfather’s funeral. Unfortunately, David was already booked that day.
I didn’t think it was such a big deal to use another company and so I hired White Dove Release Inc. for $ 25 more than David charges (I had 30 birds). On the phone, the other company sounded better than David because they took down all the detailed information about my grandfather and every detail about who was opening the basket, when, etc. On the day of the funeral though, I wondered why they had bothered to waste my time with that since the dove handler had no idea about anything and had me giving out instructions during an awkward silence as everyone waited. It wasn’t the worst, but it certainly wasn’t the best…
Sadly, my grandmother passed away a couple of weeks ago. This time, David was available. He was humble and compassionate on the phone. We discussed releasing the birds from the basket together versus having everyone hold a dove and release together. I decided to have 30 family members hold a dove and release them at the same. David told me to have my grandmother’s favorite song on my phone so he could plug it up to his speakers when we released the doves. He also told me he spoke Spanish and could say something in English and Spanish. David’s price for 30 doves was also cheaper than White Dove Release Inc.
On the day of the funeral, he arrived early so that I could meet him and pay him prior to the service. I was taken aback by how kind he was. Someone mentioned that he does not wear a suit and that is true so if that matters to you, discuss with him. It didn’t matter to me because the suit on the guy from White Dove Release at my grandfather’s funeral didn’t make up for his performance.
I had to leave the service to set up the reception meal and made it back to the funeral service just in time. David didn’t miss a beat. No awkward pause. I gave him the go ahead and he began the speech about the doves, then began handing each family member a dove. We released them at the same time and it was the most beautiful thing. I was so glad I chose White Doves Socal.
Two more things I have to mention. First, I was so floored by David and his service that I wanted to give him a small tip. I had a little bit of cash with me and as he shook my hand to leave, I handed it to him. He turned it down and said, «No. You already paid me.» I explained to him that I really wanted him to take something for making the funeral so special for us and he then accepted it. My son watched the whole thing so David also taught a young man how to be honest, gracious, and humble. Thank you.
Lastly, on top of texting me a photo that he took of my family as we released the doves, David also sent me a short video clip of our release. This was completely unexpected. And words can’t tell you how much we appreciate this very generous gift. There had been conversation at the reception about how people wished that someone had caught it on video, well, someone had — David.
You do not need to shop around. If you need a dove release for a meaningful moment, this is the only place to go.

Great service. David truly cares about his clients and his business. Professional and helpful. Most definetly will recommend him to anyone needing dove release services. Funerals are difficult times and my wife’s family was thankful for his services.

After pricing around online I found that So Cal doves was pretty reasonable so I decided to try them out. I couldn’t be any happier with their service. Dave arrived early and waited patiently for funeral services to finish. He was very professional and did what I asked. I had a special request for 40 ppl to hold a dove and he gladly accommodated everyone. I highly recommend going with SO CAL doves for any occasion.

Dave was the sweetest guy I could’ve possible hoped to work with. My siblings and I decided we wanted to release doves at our dad’s funeral. I called Dave at a quarter till ten on a Wednesday night to check his availability on that following Friday morning. Dave couldn’t be happier to take my call. He quoted me $ 150 for 10 doves or $ 180 for 20. Not a bad price considering he drove out to the Rose Hills grave site (that he asked for at the main desk) an hour early. He waited for my whole family to get settled, the pastor to say a prayer and then let each of my family members personally release a dove. Usually, I guess people just have him release all the birds at once but he was more than happy to let the adults and children hold and release each dove one by one. It brought an element of participation and happiness to a sad occasion that is usually very boring and stiff. This is what I consider a win-​win. You need to add something unforgettably beautiful to an important occasion and you have the opportunity to support a local business. I totally recommend releasing doves at a loved one’s funeral. It brightens the occasion a bit. I definitely recommend Dave and his beautiful doves! They were all AWESOME!

I used this white dove release for a funeral. David was very kind and waited until the last minute for the date that was up in the air.
The day of the funeral he was there on time. He brought the birds and a p.a. system which the family used for a while to play music.
David was kind and patient with the kids who were excited about the birds. He explained to them what they were and let them pet the birds.
He doesn’t dress in a suit, which may be a downfall to some, it was fine for us. His birds flew beautifully.
His prices u just can’t beat. If you don’t want a fanfare of videos that you kinda have to pose for
this is your guy… you won’t regret it.

David brought 10 doves for a dove release at my sister-in-law’s celebration of life/​memorial. David was thoughtful, kind and very respectful. I highly recommend using White Doves Socal. Very reasonably priced, on time, went above and beyond to make the release special. My niece will never forget letting the beautiful white dove fly out of her hands and into the heavens. Then when her dad released the second dove, the two met and soared into the air. This was followed by several friends and family each releasing another dove until they all flew up to the heavens. Very poignant and beautiful! Made a very difficult day, a day to remember with love and kindness.

I highly recommend hiring White Doves Socal for your event! I used them for my wedding and David was so wonderful all around. He even let us release doves at our initial meeting, came to our rehearsal and our wedding day! He bends his back backwards to assist in any way he can. He is one who loves his job and does his best to please his customers and gives the best price ever!
His doves are all clean and his baskets are beautiful. He even provided flowers for the baskets for a small fee. I really LOVED HIS CUSTOMER SERVICE, but mostly his kind heart and his passion for his job!
He even offered his speakers to play music while his doves were being released. He’s a good, trustworthy, non-​greedy business man! There’s another company in LA who offers dove services and they are twice the price… Don’t go anywhere else because you will get the same quality and better customer service for a much better price! Can you say, heck yeah to that???