• Rafael Nadal, 33, married long-time girlfriend Mery Perello, 31, in a lavish wedding in Majorca, Spain on Saturday.
• According to media reports, the wedding took place before 350 guests in a lavish ceremony at a privately owned fortress called La Fortaleza. The fort is believed to be Spain's most expensive property.
• The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, attended the wedding.
• Nadal posted a photo of the bay view from La Fortaleza to Instagram on Friday.

World number two Rafael Nadal married his longtime girlfriend, 31-year-old Mery "Xisca" Perello, in a lavish ceremony on Saturday.

The wedding took place at La Fortaleza, a privately owned fortress in Majorca, Spain, and was attended by some 350 guests, according to The Daily Mail. The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is reported to have been among the guests.

Nadal, 33, has been with Perello for 14 years, and they are childhood sweethearts. The pair reportedly got engaged in Rome in May.

Nadal on Friday posted an image showing a bay view from La Fortaleza, accompanied only by a winking emoji.

 

Spanish dress designer Rosa Clara posted a video to Instagram confirming that she had designed Perello's dress. The footage shows an elegant white dress with full sleeves and an embroidered top, and a sweeping satin skirt.

 

The two have managed to keep the wedding fairly under wraps, and Perello generally shuns the spotlight.

According to local outlet Mundo Deportivo, Nadal and his bride left notes on guests' seats reminding them that this was a private ceremony and asking them not to take photos. They were, according to the report, asked to put their cell phones in lockers provided.

Nadal is a 19-time Grand Slam champion after beating Daniil Medvedev in the US Open men's final in September. Perello is an insurance worker and business graduate and also serves as a director for the Rafael Nadal Foundation, the tennis star's charity.

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