Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are now officially married. The couple tied the knot on Friday in a grand black-tie ceremony on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Surrounded by friends, family, and celebrities, they marked their union in a historic setting filled with elegance and exclusivity.
Sanchez posted the first photo as “laurensanchezbezos” on Instagram, showing herself in a flowing white gown and Bezos in a black tuxedo. Their wedding brought together stars like Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brady, Usher, and even Queen Rania of Jordan. Reports confirmed that Matteo Bocelli serenaded the couple, and French chef Cedric Grolet crafted their wedding cake. Italian chef Fabrizio Mellino prepared the wedding feast.
The festivities began earlier in the week. Guests dined at Villa Baslini and visited Murano’s famed glass workshops. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner explored Venetian traditions, trying glassblowing themselves. The wedding’s final celebration was set for Saturday at the Arsenale, a landmark from Venice’s naval past.
Venetian artisans played a key role. Local bakery Rosa Salva prepared traditional biscuits. Glassmaker Laguna B contributed handcrafted gifts for the couple’s luxury party bags. The wedding highlighted not just wealth, but local craftsmanship.
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While the wedding dazzled the elite, critics protested the billionaire presence. Activists projected messages like “No Kings, No Bezos” on city landmarks. Protest signs questioned Bezos’s wealth and Amazon’s labor record. Environmental groups raised alarms over the carbon footprint from 95 private jets and multiple yachts.
Yet others welcomed the attention. Italy’s tourism ministry predicted the wedding would bring Venice nearly one billion euros in value, mostly through global media exposure.
Despite a heatwave and rising tensions, the Bezos wedding sparked debate, celebration, and a moment of spectacle in one of the world’s most fragile cities
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