Working with Ernesto and Gabrielle was an absolute dream!
They created a completely custom first dance for the two of us, and somehow managed to make it feel both special and comp...letely *us*. My husband has a dance background, while I am... considerably less polished 😂. And, of course, we managed to choose a song that wasn't exactly the easiest to choreograph. Ernesto and Gabrielle were completely up for the challenge.
They created such a graceful, romantic first dance for us. It had enough choreography to feel really special without ever feeling like we were performing something that didn't fit who we are. On the wedding day, it was truly perfect and one of my favorite moments of the entire night.
We also used one of our lessons to bring in our parents and dust off everyone's dancing shoes before the Mother-Son/Father-Daughter dance. It was such a fun way to get everyone comfortable, loosened up, and feeling a little more confident before the wedding.
Honestly, we knew about ten minutes into our very first lesson with Ernesto and Gabrielle that they were worth every penny. They are talented choreographers, wonderful teachers, patient, encouraging, and genuinely fun to spend time with. Lessons became something we looked forward to during all the craziness of wedding planning.
My biggest advice to other couples: **start early, practice, and breathe!** Give yourselves enough time that learning your dance can actually be fun rather than another wedding deadline. You don't need to come in knowing what you're doing—that's why you have Ernesto and Gabrielle.
We are so grateful to them for giving us a first dance that felt graceful, romantic, and completely our own. It is a memory we will have forever, and we couldn't recommend them more highly!