Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez go away the Aman Lodge to go to dinner with company forward of their marriage ceremony, on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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The wealthy and well-known have descended on Venice, Italy this weekend to have a good time the marriage of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former broadcast journalist Lauren Sanchez in a present of all issues cash.
The star-studded occasion boasts a guestlist of some 200 celebrities and enterprise elite, together with President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, Invoice Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher and a spattering of the Kardashians — to call a however few.
And whereas the precise particulars of the three-day affair have been saved confidential amid city-wide protests, it’s anticipated to rack up a invoice of round $50 million.
The couple will reportedly alternate their vows Friday at a black-tie ceremony on the personal island of San Giorgio, away from public entry, in accordance to the Guardian.
The principle marriage ceremony reception, in the meantime, is ready to be held Saturday within the Arsenale, a historic advanced surrounded by fortified partitions on the japanese aspect of town. The venue was modified on the final minute from a Sixteenth-century constructing within the heart of town because of safety considerations.
It follows a pre-wedding reception Thursday, which was held within the cloisters of Madonna dell’Orto, a medieval church within the central space of Cannaregio.
Different aspect occasions are reportedly set to incorporate a foam get together and a Nice Gatsby-themed soiree.
The president of the Veneto regional authorities which contains Venice, Luca Zaia, advised reporters Tuesday that the marriage and its varied accompaniments have been set to price 40 million to 48 million euros ($47-$56 million).
Bezos, one of many world’s richest individuals with an estimated web price of $230 billion, in accordance to Forbes, can also be reportedly set to make a variety of charity donations, together with 2 million euros for Corila, a tutorial consortium that research Venice’s lagoon ecosystem.
The expense would not cease there, nonetheless: many company arrived early — by way of personal jet, tremendous yacht and helicopter — to take pleasure in the very best designer buying and high-end accommodations town of water has to supply.
US tv character Kris Jenner takes footage of US Khloe Kardashian (C) and US actuality TV character Kim Kardashian on a taxi boat as they go away the Gritti Palace Lodge forward of the marriage of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026.
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5 of Venice’s most luxurious accommodations, together with the Cipriani and the Aman, have been booked out to host the company, based on Reuters.
The lavish show of cash and extra has provoked backlash from native residents and environmental demonstrators who protest using the Unesco world heritage web site as a playground for the super-rich.
Venice has already been below strain from over tourism, with the famed Italian metropolis final yr turning into the primary on the earth to introduce a vacationer entry price in a bid to alleviate the strain of mass tourism and make it extra livable for residents.
Italy has, however, been experiencing a surge in rich arrivals — each to go to and dwell — as its extra hospitable flat-tax regime and booming luxurious actual property sector have proved a draw whereas different nations have sought to crack down on the uber-rich.
