Spanish actor, Antonio Banderas, and his wife, American actress, Melanie Griffith, are now in-laws as their daughter, Stella Banderas, tied the knot on October 18, 2025, ET. Stella married her longtime partner, Alex Gruszynski, in Spain in a dreamy ceremony. The ceremony took place at the Abadía Retuerta estate, a 12th-century monastery and vineyard in Valladolid, as reported by PEOPLE. The wedding was reportedly an intimate affair, with Stella’s family, closest friends, and a few celebrity attendees. The most notable part of the guest list was former US President, Barack Obama’s children.
Stella Banderas and Alex Gruszynski got married in an intimate wedding ceremony; Dakota Johnson and Barack Obama’s daughters attended
Stella Banderas married her childhood sweetheart, Alex Gruszynski, in an intimate ceremony in Spain on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The wedding took place at the Abadía Retuerta estate in Valladolid, a 12th-century monastery turned luxury hotel and winery. Antonio Banderas, who celebrated his daughter’s connection to his Spanish roots, gave a toast to the newlyweds. The celebration was attended by several notable guests, including Stella’s half-sister, Dakota Johnson, grandmother Tippi Hedren, and daughters of Barack and Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama, as per a HOLA! report.
Stella Banderas and Alex Gruszynski became spouses after about a decade of dating
Stella Banderas and Alex Gruszynski, both 29, first met as toddlers at the Wagon Wheel School in Malibu. After their time in preschool, they remained friends throughout their childhood, dated in their teenage years, briefly split, and got back together. The eventual reunion led to their engagement and marriage. The couple’s relationship started changing from friendship to love when they were around 19 years of age. While they dated for several years, they separated briefly around 2019. They later reconnected in 2023.
Alex Gruszynski and Stella Banderas took the next step in their relationship at a place holding great sentimental value for them. He proposed to her in August 2024 at their old preschool, where their love story first began. Stella announced their engagement on Instagram with a carousel of photos showing their relationship’s evolution, from childhood pictures to present-day shots. Stella’s parents, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, both shared their excitement for the couple. Melanie posted about their ‘true love’ and Banderas expressed his approval of his now son-in-law, Alex, whom he has known since childhood.
The couple’s beautiful love story culminated in marriage on October 18, 2025, with both of Stella’s parents in attendance. Regarding Alex Gruszynski’s parents, there aren’t any public reports about their presence at the joyous event, though it is expected that they will be there on their son’s big day if they are alive and well. No information about Alex’s family life is available publicly, and his Instagram account is private, making it difficult for fans to learn more about him.
Antonio Banderas heaped praise on his son-in-law, Alex Gruszynski
Antonio Banderas is very fond of his daughter Stella Banderas’s fiancé, Alex Gruszynski, and shared the same in a February 2025 interview, as reported by Parade. Antonio and his ex-wife, Melanie Griffith, both expressed their delight following the couple’s engagement announcement in August 2024. Antonio stated that he was “very, very happy for both of them” and that he “love[s] the man that [Stella] decided to get married with.” He emphasized that the most important thing to him was that his daughter was loved. He mentioned:
“The only thing that I want if my daughter got into a relationship and now into a marriage is that she’s loved. Everything else is I don’t care.It’s just great. I feel great for her.”
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