Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez depart the Aman Resort 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 rejoice 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, according to the Guardian.
The principle marriage ceremony reception, in the meantime, is about to be held Saturday within the Arsenale, a historic advanced surrounded by fortified partitions on the jap aspect of town. The venue was modified on the final minute from a Sixteenth-century constructing within the heart of town as a result of safety issues.
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 folks with an estimated internet value of $230 billion, according to Forbes, can be reportedly set to make numerous charity donations, together with 2 million euros for Corila, an educational consortium that research Venice’s lagoon ecosystem.
The expense does not cease there, nevertheless: many company arrived early — through personal jet, tremendous yacht and helicopter — to take pleasure in the very best designer procuring and high-end inns town of water has to supply.
US tv persona Kris Jenner takes footage of US Khloe Kardashian (C) and US actuality TV persona Kim Kardashian on a taxi boat as they depart the Gritti Palace Resort 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 inns, 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 the usage of 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 12 months changing into the first in the world to introduce a vacationer entry charge in a bid to alleviate the strain of mass tourism and make it extra livable for residents.
Italy has, nonetheless, 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.
