Sandra Barneda and Pascalle Paerel married in Candeleda on 10 October 2026. The civil ceremony brought relatives and close friends from Spain and the Netherlands to a place tied to Barneda's home and literary work.
The civil ceremony was kept away from the television spotlight surrounding Barneda's career. She chose the Ávila locality for a gathering attended by the couple's closest relatives and friends, including Barneda's parents.
Candeleda also carries a precise personal meaning for the presenter. She owns a country house there, using the village as a place to rest and step back from city life. That connection shaped the wedding setting more than any question of scenery.
Paerel is a Dutch dancer and businesswoman. Barneda is one of Telecinco's most recognisable presenters, known for programmes including ‘La isla de las tentaciones’ and ‘Supervivientes’. The event was organised around privacy rather than television visibility.
The couple had been together for more than four years after meeting through a dating app. They corresponded before meeting in Paris, and the decision to marry in Candeleda gave that private history a physical setting.
Barneda and Paerel made separate marriage proposals: Barneda proposed on Valentine’s Day, while Paerel proposed in Candeleda.
Candeleda has been part of Barneda's creative and personal life for years. Her connection with the village also appears in Un océano para llegar a ti, the novel that made her a finalist for the 2020 Premio Planeta. Part of the story takes place in the town, whose population is described in the source as around 5,000 people.
The wedding exclusive was agreed with ¡Hola!, where Barneda described the experience as more intense than the nerves of presenting a major programme. She connected those nerves with the happiness of being surrounded by people who love her and meeting the person she has chosen to share her life with.
That account also explains the choice of a familiar rural setting. Nature and the village's distance from the big city gave the couple the privacy they wanted. Relatives and close friends came from Spain, while colleagues travelled from the Netherlands.
Candeleda lies in the Tiétar Valley near the Sierra de Gredos and is described by independent reports as a municipality of roughly 5,000 residents. Its role in the wedding was especially personal because Paerel made her proposal there.
The public engagement announcement came on 28 July 2026, less than three months before the wedding. Barneda said the short planning period helped the couple avoid a prolonged stretch of wedding stress and made decisions easier.
The date, 10 October 2026, was chosen for its repeated numerical pattern. The couple described it as “three tens, three ones, 111”.
About 150 guests were expected at the daytime ceremony. The group included relatives and close friends, with colleagues from both countries also expected to attend. Representatives of the National Ballet of the Netherlands were among those linked to the guest list, after Paerel danced there from the age of 18 to 29.
According to Telecinco's account, the celebration included Spanish-Dutch references and a specially prepared surprise. The ceremony took place in Candeleda, where Paerel danced from the age of 18 to 29.
