Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding won’t cause any problems for the residents of Venice, the town’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, says.
Final week, Page Six reported that the couple’s wedding shall be held this summer season in Venice, Italy. Whereas no particulars concerning the visitor record or the wedding date have been revealed, the couple have reportedly already despatched their invitations out.
Now, Brugnaro has spoken out concerning the Amazon founder’s reported wedding plans, denying claims that he booked numerous lodge rooms, gondolas, and water taxis in Venice for the occasion.
“We’re mutually working and supporting the organizers, to make sure that the occasion shall be completely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the town,” he mentioned in an announcement to People on Saturday.
“The numerous speculations and pretend information circulating about Jeff Bezos’ marriage ceremony are utterly unfounded,” the town mentioned in an announcement, noting its “utmost precedence to ensure the town features as regular, for all, with no irregular disruption to anybody.”
Town – which has warned concerning the risks posed by extreme tourism – additionally mentioned that whereas it’s anticipating 200 company for the marriage, many venues in Venice can accommodate that quantity, because it has beforehand for G20 and G7 summits.
Mayor of Venice says Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s marriage ceremony will ‘be completely respectful’ of the town (AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“Venice is used to being the stage for occasions and exhibits each week, with out important impacts,” the town additionally instructed the publication.
Bezo, 61, proposed to helicopter pilot and former TV journalist Sánchez, 55, in Might 2023, with a 20-carat, $2.5 million pink diamond ring.
In an interview with Vogue following their engagement, Sánchez mentioned she discovered the ring below her pillow after a starlit dinner for 2 on Koru, the three-master megayacht. The vessel is the tallest crusing yacht on the earth.
“When he opened the field, I believe I blacked out a bit,” she instructed the publication, including that the proposal was so sudden that she had already eliminated her make-up and was able to go to mattress.
“We’re nonetheless desirous about the marriage,” she added. “What it’s going to be. Is it going to be huge? Is it going to be abroad? We don’t know but. We’ve solely been engaged 5 months!”
Sánchez was asked whether certain responsibilities come with marrying Bezos, who’s at present listed because the second richest man on the earth. In line with Forbes’ real-time billionaires record, he has an estimated web value of $209.2 billion on the time of writing.
“I believe there are quite a lot of alternatives that include that, and I take these alternatives very significantly,” she mentioned. “We all the time have a look at one another and go, ‘We’re the group.’ So all the things’s shared.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Sánchez mentioned that she was sure she can be taking her companion’s final title once they get married.
“Uh, sure, one hundred pc,” she instructed the publication. “I’m trying ahead to being Mrs Bezos.”
In August 2023, they first hosted an engagement social gathering on a ship alongside Koru with some well-known company, together with Bill Gates and his girlfriend, Paula Hurd. Vogue additionally reported that Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, Salma Hayek Pinault, Barbra Streisand, Miranda Kerr, Suki Waterhouse, and Robert Pattison have been in attendance.
