{"id":86998,"date":"2025-10-18T21:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/86998\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:20:17","slug":"an-intimate-pre-wedding-and-star-studded-guest-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/86998\/","title":{"rendered":"An intimate pre-wedding and star-studded guest list"},"content":{"rendered":"

With her wedding just hours away, Stella del Carmen Banderas is already living a fairytale. The daughter of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith will say \u201cI do\u201d<\/a> to longtime love Alex Gruszynski tomorrow at the stunning Abad\u00eda Retuerta estate in Valladolid, one of Spain\u2019s most enchanting vineyards.<\/p>\n

The pre-wedding festivities were hosted this Friday evening, and the celebration welcomed friends and family at a magical nearby location. Organized by none other than Ellen Gruszynski, the groom\u2019s mother, who curated every detail, from the menu to the ambiance, with precision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Stella\u00a9 stellabanderasgriffithStella del Carmen Banderas is preparing for wedding day with longtime love Alex Gruszynski<\/p>\n

Spanish cuisine took center stage, with a luxurious spread of traditional local dishes. As a final touch, guests were treated to a surprise musical performance.<\/p>\n

Stella shared her excitement with \u00a1HOLA! recently. \u201cI feel so lucky to be getting married in the country where I was born,\u201d Stella declared, admitting that she is deeply connected to her father\u2019s M\u00e1laga roots.<\/p>\n

\"Antonio\u00a9 NurPhoto\u201cHaving her get married in Spain fills me with pride,\u201d Antonio explained. <\/p>\n

She never doubted Spain would be the backdrop for this chapter of her story. With guests arriving from around the globe, the wedding doubles as a love letter to her heritage.<\/p>\n

\"Stella\u00a9 REX Features\/Shutterstock \/The GStella Banderas, Melanie Griffith, and Dakota Johnson <\/p>\n

Among those expected are her grandmother, Hollywood star Tippi Hedren, and her sister Dakota Johnson, both excited to experience Stella’s special day and the quiet charm of Castilla, a region the couple ultimately chose over the sunny shores of southern Spain.<\/p>\n

\"Melanie\u00a9 David Livingston. The daughter of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith will say \u201cI do\u201d to longtime love Alex Gruszynski
\nAntonio Banderas is a proud dad:<\/p>\n

“Seeing my daughter dressed as a bride will be one of the most beautiful moments of my life. I get to be the father of the bride, and it\u2019s a role I take on with all the emotion in the world,” the actor told \u00a1HOLA!, sharing how proud he is of his daughter.<\/p>\n

\"Antonio\u00a9 Grosby GroupAntonio Banderas, Stella Banderas and Alex Gruszynski in Malaga, Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving her get married in Spain fills me with pride,\u201d he explained. \u201cShe\u2019s very Andalusian, very much from M\u00e1laga, even if she grew up in the U.S. This is her way of reconnecting with her roots and sharing her homeland with her future husband and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stella and Alex’s love story:<\/p>\n

Stella and Alex\u2019s story began long before romance. They met as toddlers in preschool at Wagon Wheel School, where they recently posed to announce their engagement. From childhood friends to teenage sweethearts, they first got together at 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Stella\u00a9 STELLA BANDERAS\/INSTAGRAMStella shared the news of her engagement on Instagram<\/p>\n

After a brief split, they found their way back to each other, older, wiser, and surer than ever. Tomorrow, surrounded by those who\u2019ve known their story from the start, they\u2019ll begin the next chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With her wedding just hours away, Stella del Carmen Banderas is already living a fairytale. The daughter of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[65924,430,13707,156,65923,111,139,69,37336],"class_list":["post-86998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-antonio-banderas","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-weddings","tag-entertainment","tag-melanie-griffith","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-stella-banderas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}