After more than four years together, Sandra Barneda and Pascalle Paerel married in a civil ceremony in Candeleda, Ávila, on Saturday, 10 October 2026. Barneda arrived at her country property with her parents, Miguel and Blanca, at roughly 13:00; reports said the ceremony began at approximately 15:00.
Their first public image as newlyweds also revealed the bridal styling they had kept private until the ceremony. The two dresses took different approaches while sharing a visual idea. Barneda wore a creation by Alvarno, the firm founded by her friends Arnaud Maillard and Álvaro Castejón. The design drew on disco and the 1970s, with a rock-inspired chic aesthetic. Paerel chose a wedding dress by Rosa Clará. An earlier report had identified Candeleda as the setting for the couple’s private celebration.
El Mundo reported that the wedding took place 74 days after Barneda and Paerel announced their engagement, making 10 October a basic stage in their relationship. Paerel entered with her father, Pawl, while Barneda’s parents accompanied her for one of the most impressive moments of her life. Reports placed the civil registration at approximately 15:00.
Inside, the brides faced guests seated in mixed rows, keeping both sides of the family close rather than separating them. The location held personal meaning for Barneda, who owns a home in Candeleda and uses it as a retreat from television work. The celebration took place on her country property in the Sierra de Gredos area.
Information from ¡HOLA!, Barneda said the dress fittings felt like a film and made her suddenly realize the wedding was really happening. After developing quietly, the relationship was now being marked with a civil marriage in the Ávila municipality. The couple associated the date, 10.10.2026, with the number 111 and the idea of a new beginning. Telecinco reported that Candeleda’s mayor, who conducted the civil marriage, had publicly expressed his pleasure at registering the couple’s union and said he was looking forward to the occasion.
The celebration was expected to draw about 150 guests, including familiar public figures and some of Paerel’s former colleagues from the National Ballet of the Netherlands. The menu was planned around Spanish and Dutch cuisine. Paerel, once a dancer with the Dutch national company, has since built a life with Barneda away from the stage.
The relationship began more than four years earlier through a dating application. Barneda had been emotionally hurt and expected little from digital dating when close friends encouraged her to try again. One conversation stood apart: her exchange with Paerel. Barneda later said she communicated only with Paerel through the application.
Barneda then travelled to the Dominican Republic to film for approximately two and a half months. During that time, the two women exchanged one written message a day. As the distance continued, their messages grew longer and more personal. El Correo and ¡HOLA! described the early relationship as built through sustained written contact rather than constant physical proximity.
They chose Paris, halfway between Madrid and Amsterdam, for their first face-to-face meeting. Several train delays pushed the encounter into the middle of the night, but it marked the start of their shared life. Paerel is the mother of a young daughter. Barneda found both gentleness and determination in the Dutch businesswoman. She also associated Paerel’s sensitivity with the love she had been seeking.
