Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel Tied the Knot!
There’s nothing quite like a dancer wedding—especially when the bride and groom are bona fide ballet royalty.
The whole dance world has been in love with ballet dream couple Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel ever since they shared that hand-holding moment in Center Stage. (No, really—the girl Cooper goes off with after snubbing Jody at the stage door? That’s Gillian!) The pair got engaged back in 2011, and fans have been eagerly awaiting wedding news ever since.
Naturally, the proposal happened onstage during American Ballet Theatre’s Met season. Swoon. (photo by James Whitehill)
Well, the wait was worth it: Murphy and Stiefel got married on Saturday in NYC, and based on the Instagram evidence, the celebration was just as lovely as their performances together onstage.
Naturally, Murphy took class the day before, snazzily attired:
A photo posted by American Ballet Theatre (@abtofficial)
onSep 17, 2015 at 9:03am PDT
Naturally, she looked like a beautiful fairy princess on the big day itself:
A photo posted by Stella Abrera (@stellaabreradetsky)
onSep 19, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT
Naturally, bestie (and fellow ABT principal) Stella Abrera was by her side:
A photo posted by Stella Abrera (@stellaabreradetsky)
onSep 19, 2015 at 8:14am PDT
Naturally, the guests included lots of other ballet luminaries:
A photo posted by Julie Kent (@juliekentofficial)
onSep 20, 2015 at 9:50am PDT
A photo posted by Wendy Whelan (@wendyw)
onSep 19, 2015 at 10:58pm PDT
Naturally, Stiefel killed it on the dance floor:
A photo posted by Elizabeth Powell Gorai (@elpogo)
onSep 19, 2015 at 10:07pm PDT
And naturally, the couple had the cutest wedding hashtag ever: #Murfelday.
Congratulations, Gillian and Ethan!