Invitation Procrastination

So there’s an issue that’s been weighing on my mind for a while so I figured I’d just put it all out there on this blog, in hopes that my “readers” would understand… (not that I think I have loyal followers, but hey, one can hope!)

Joey and I have been so blessed with the many, many close friends we hold near and dear to us. We are both pretty outgoing people who are involved in several jobs, extra-curriculars, etc. so we are often meeting new friends and becoming close with them over a beer or two (or 10). When it comes to money, we are certainly not poor. We have a modest little apartment but we live well within our means and are extremely thankful for our ability to do so. Unfortunately, we simply can’t afford to have the rip-roarin’ 500 person wedding that we would L-O-V-E.

This has brought on the terrible task of “choosing” who to invite. How stressful! It is so difficult to keep our numbers down when combining two families and a lifetime of friends! I guess I just wanted to put it out there for all to see. We love all of our friends, and if there was a way we could extend an invitation to each and every one of you, we would certainly do it. I have been told time and time again, “they’ll see when they have to plan their own wedding”. But it’s hard to understand when you are completely new to the whole wedding scene… I’m speaking from experience here people!!

So I guess the moral of the story is that Joey and I love each and every one of you. And we would LOVE to party with you at any time. We’re only a phone call away!

Love,

Sarah

And Then There Were Three

Well, like I said, Joey and I have some big news to share!! You guessed it….

WE GOT A DOG!!!!! (What were YOU thinking?!?!) We’ve been mulling it over for quite a while now, and we finally gave in and rescued a teeny little Miniature Pinscher. He is perfect for our size apartment, and definitely makes up for his tiny stature with his fabulous personality. What’s his name? Doc. No, not as in “what’s up, Doc?” but as in “Doc Holliday” from Joey’s favorite flick, “Tombstone”.

We picked him up on Friday night from a wonderful woman named Patricia in Paris, VA. The world needs more people like her! We stopped at Target to grab a leash and a baby gate (she gave us EVERYTHING else!) and headed home. Joey passed the husband test by successfully installing the baby gate. Phew…
He also managed to spill beer on the dog within an hour of having him home…. Welp, welcome home, Doc. For your viewing pleasure, here are a few photos of Doc in his first few days as a Gish!

BIG NEWS

Coming Soon!! Stay tuned :)

A Keeper of Deer...

Saturday started my last half-year as Sarah Davis. Soon I’ll be replacing my Davis shield with a Gish family crest. What does that look like, you ask? Well it’s a good thing I’ve done my research.

According to 4crests.com, “The German surname of GISH is an occupational name for a keeper of deer or a nickname for someone who resembled a deer in some way.” I, of course, find this absolutely hilarious due to the Gishes’ penchant for hunting deer and all other 4-legged creatures. Nobody actually looks like a deer though…

As for updates from Wedding-ville, I spent Easter weekend with my family in PA. Joey couldn’t make it, which opened up some girl time! Saturday morning my sister and I awoke to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” blaring in the living room. My Mom was up and at ‘em! We grabbed some bagels/coffee and headed out to run some wedding errands! First stop was the Desmond to drop off some things and show Laura the wedding gazebo. Spring is finally here, and the gazebo looks MUCH more inviting than it did this winter when we booked. Thank goodness! Then we stopped at the Wedding Pavilion in Paoli to visit my dress (don’t judge) and so my Mom could try on some MOB (that’s Mother of the Bride) gowns. She looked beautiful in all of them, but we learned what kind of styles and colors look good and she is going to look so elegant and classy! We finished up with a stop at the party store where I had previously seen some napkins that were matchy matchy with our wedding motif. We snatched them up and headed back home to get the house ready for Easter Sunday.

It was lovely to spend the weekend with my family (and dog). We enjoyed church with my Grandmother on Sunday and had a delicious Easter Brunch at our house afterwards with more family. As always, I wished I could stay longer. But work and NOVA were calling! I can’t believe we are 6 months away from our wedding day. I’m looking forward to it so much!

Love,
Sarah

T-6 MONTHS and Counting!

As of today, April 10th, we are officially 6 months away from the wedding! AHHH! Time to panic! To completely out myself, I had already written today's blog like a week ago, and I proceeded to leave it on my work computer. So I'll be posting that come Monday.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Love, Sarah

March of Miles

Hi friends, I realized I haven’t posted a wedding update for March yet! Nothing much has been going on in wedding-ville this month, partially because Joey and I have been so busy running races! On March 7th (and the day after Joey’s 25th birthday) I ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon with MOH Laura, bridesmaid Kendayl, and good friend Danielle. We rocked it out in crowns and tutus. This picture was taken shortly after our 3am wakeup call on race day. Laura looks thrilled…

We all kicked princess butt and enjoyed the next few days in Disney World! Two weeks later, Joey, Kendayl, her BF and I all packed up and headed to Virginia Beach for another race weekend! The boys ran the Towne Bank 8K on Saturday and Kendayl and I were supposed to run the Shamrock Half Marathon on Sunday. That Thursday, I came down with a case of food poisoning/stomach bug. It was gross. Needless to say, I was still unable to eat anything come Saturday (I tried…) and decided it wasn’t a good idea to run on Sunday. I was way bummed. Kendayl ran with some other girlfriends and they all did a FABULOUS job- especially the first timers! :)

Although I didn’t get to run that weekend, I was SUPER proud of my fiancé, who sham-ROCKED across the finish line!

We have 194 days to go before the wedding, and it looks like arts-and-crafts season is starting to heat up! Stay tuned for my next update coming soon!

Love, Sarah

Say YES to the Dress!

Recently I went home to Paoli to shop for THE dress. Obviously I can't share any details on this blog, but I CAN tell you about our fun adventures! I ignored traditional advice to "not travel with an entourage" and set out at 9am one Saturday morning with my Mom, sister (Laura), sister's friend (Becky), cousin (Jaime), and bridesmaid (Steph).

Laura was a GREAT Maid of Honor, and took detailed notes about each dress I tried on, what I liked and didn't, and how we each reacted to it. We left our first stop with some great ideas about what I liked and what I definitely did NOT!

Now, if you know the Davis family at all, you know that we live by Murphy's Law: "What can go wrong, will". As we were leaving our first appointment, a lady in the car in front of us got out at a red light and pointed to our left back tire, "You've got a flat!". OF COURSE we did... Our appointments were perfectly timed exactly 2 hours apart and we were already behind schedule to make it to the next one on time! Luckily, my Mom played the "Damsels in Distress" card very nicely, and we found a gas station with some kind gentleman who fixed our tire (well, replaced it) and got us back on the road fairly quickly. Here is a picture of some of us distressed damsels walking into the shop!

We managed to make it to all of our other appointments without further drama, and we even had time to stop for a healthy McDonalds lunch! The day went splendidly well, and although it was REALLY weird trying on wedding dresses (OMG I'm getting married!), I did end up finding THE dress. In my whirlwind of dress fittings, I also tried on my Mom's wedding dress- just for fun. It didn't quite fit...

Thanks for following along with my adventures! More soon ;)

Love, Sarah

Will you be my bridesmaid?

Hi everyone! I’m back already! :) I am loving planning and of course one of the first things a girl should do when planning her wedding is pick her attendants! I wanted to share with you how I asked my bridesmaids and Maid of Honor for their participation in our big day. Of course I can’t just ask them, much to Joey’s chagrin. For my bridesmaids, I had cookies personalized for each girl in my main wedding color--purple!! Check out the photos! The poem says:

“It’s hard for me to believe That in just a little while, Joey and I will be Walking down the aisle. And nothing would give me More joy and more pride Than to have you Right there by my side. Will you be my bridesmaid?”

As a special Maid of Honor gift, I had a silver picture frame engraved with my sister (Laura)’s name on it, and “Maid of Honor” in pretty script. Then I wrapped it and snuck it under the tree with the rest of her Christmas presents. This is her face when she opened it!

Needless to say, she was psyched! :)

Well, that’s it for now. More to come shortly!

Love, Sarah

Here comes the BLOG!!

Greetings and Happy New Year! Thanks for stopping by to visit! Please feel free to come back often as things will be continuously updated as plans progress. Joey and I are very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family here to support us as we take this huge step in our lives! As you may already know, event planning is one of my favorite things to do, so naturally the wedding planning is in full swing! Stay tuned for more updates! :)

Love, Sarah

Housekeeping Notes:

The blog posts between the dates of January 1, 2010 and November 16, 2010 were orginally posted on our wedding website, www.thegishwedding.com.  The site has since been taken down, but I wanted to share my journey along the way.  You will notice posts about the wedding website and you will also notice missing pictures and links. I am working hard to restore them, but please be patient!

Thanks for checking out OhMyGish!

~SG