This Saturday, October 18, the daughter of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith, celebrates her wedding with the American businessman of Polish descent Alex Gruszynski (28 years old). He does it in Spain, as his father already told the magazine Hello! last August. Specifically, in the town of Sardón de Duero (Valladolid, about 600 inhabitants), where the , a historic 12th century monastery on the banks of the Duero stands – currently a luxury hotel – intended to host the celebration.
The wedding, of which some details have been published in recent days, will be attended by two great Hollywood actresses, Tippi Hedren and Dakota Johnson, grandmother and sister of the bride, respectively. Precisely, the ex-boyfriend of the actress Fifty Shades of Gray and leader of the band Cold Play, Chris Martin, will be another of the guests at the wedding at which, in addition, and according to local media, he is expected to sing. This is what the journalist from The Valladolid Tribune where he also explained that the guests – estimated to be between 200 and 250 – will be spread across other hotels and estates in the province, as there is not enough space for everyone in the Abbey. Of these, the most notable will be – always according to the journalist – transported to the ceremony by helicopter from their respective accommodations (according to EFE, the hotel has a heliport).
Fernández has also spoken of the secrecy that has surrounded the preparations and the ceremony itself – which is expected to begin at 12 noon – in which he explained that mobile phones will be prohibited. He has also said that the employees involved in the link have signed up to 11 pages of confidentiality contract.
At the beginning of October, a few weeks before the wedding this Saturday, Antonio Banderas, who will be the best man at his only daughter’s wedding, told the magazine Hello!: “My greatest wish, and that of your mother, is for this day to be perfect, making sure that every detail is ready so that our guests can enjoy this special day to the fullest.” He also explained that both he and his ex-wife and Stella’s mother, whom he divorced 10 years ago, but with whom he maintains a good relationship, were “calm” about the big date. “Supporting Stella every step of the way and reminding her that the most important thing is the love that we will celebrate,” he commented.
Stella del Carmen celebrated the end of her singlehood in a rural house for several days. His mother was not missing from the party, who could be seen in the stories from the bride’s profile on Instagram, . “On my bachelorette party, I have been surrounded by the love of my friends and my family, which makes me feel very grateful for these special moments that I am experiencing,” the bride told Hello! last September, when she also confessed: “I am very lucky to be able to get married in the country where I was born.” Regarding how she was preparing for her wedding with Alex Gruszynski, she assured that she was “happy and with the logical nerves” of someone who is a month away from saying “I do.” In addition, she revealed that many of the couple’s family and friends will visit Spain for the first time for the wedding: “I’m sure they will fall in love with its magic as much as I do.”
but they have known each other “all their lives”, since they attended Wagon Wheel School together in Los Angeles, California, where they both grew up and where they currently live. “I will be able to spend all my time with my favorite person on earth forever,” said Banderas and Griffith’s daughter when announcing her engagement on her Instagram account and other images in which the couple was seen in endearing photos from their adolescence and childhood.
Stella’s fiancé Share the love of cinema with the Banderas family. Gruszynski majored in Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business and is now CEO of NOVA Studios, a multifunctional studio located in West Hollywood that aims to connect professionals in the seventh art and offers services for photo shoots, video recordings, events and more.
In November 2020, when Stella del Carmen was 24 years old, she spoke publicly about the advantages and disadvantages of having such a famous family. , She related how her parents’ popularity marked her and she acknowledged being grateful for enjoying a life full of opportunities and regretting, on the other hand, that she will never be able to enjoy the anonymity and intimacy of those who have nothing to do with fame, the spotlight and cinema.
the Malaga actor’s wedding gift for his daughter would be a luxurious estate on the Costa del Sol in Malaga, in the exclusive area of Los Monteros, which he would be renovating with the aim of turning it into a mansion with a swimming pool, a party room with capacity for 1,200 people and even a panic room.
A privileged environment in the heart of the Duero Valley
The venue for the wedding, the Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine, is a five-star hotel with a winery full of Romanesque and Gothic architecture and overlooking a sea of vineyards that has recently been awarded the three International Michelin keys, the highest award granted by the Michelin Guide to accommodation establishments. It is one of the only five hotels in Spain to obtain this category and the first and only hotel to do so in Castilla y León.
Located on a 700 hectare estate (200 hectares of vineyards) in the heart of the Douro Valley, it has a 12th century monastery founded by the Premonstratensian Order and currently restored, as well as an internationally recognized winery and a restaurant, Refectorio, with one Michelin star and two Repsol suns. It also has more than 8,000 square meters for its 30 exclusive rooms – 27 doubles and three suites—, eight of them located in the old stables building.
