{"id":2997,"date":"2025-06-21T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2997\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:05:14","slug":"jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-wedding-ultimate-inside-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/2997\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos, Lauren S\u00e1nchez Wedding: Ultimate Inside Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIt\u2019s been nearly 45 years since the term \u201cwedding of the century\u201d was bandied about so freely as it has been in advance of the Jeff Bezos<\/a> and Lauren S\u00e1nchez nuptials, with her own brother saying, \u201cI think it\u2019s gonna be like a Princess Di thing.\u201d But there are decided differences between the wedding of the last century and the upcoming union. Though both grooms are among the wealthiest men in the world, Charles was, well, a prince, and Bezos, valued at $233 billion, was raised only by his mother, who was employed as a secretary. And, of course, the brides couldn\u2019t be more disparate \u2014 Diana Spencer was a blushing teen, while very little seems to make the 55-year-old former newscaster blush.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe couple is said to be spending more than $10 million on a three-day extravaganza, beginning June 24, that is more Instagram than storybook. And rather than thousands of residents cheering them on, the locals at their Venetian destination wedding have said they will pour out to protest such excesses in their famously sinking city. They are up in arms not only about the couple co-opting so many water taxis and rooms at the top hotels, but also about the wedding\u2019s carbon footprint and the fact that it will bring the city to a standstill, inconveniencing everyone. Instead of souvenirs and photos of the pair being peddled, town activists have put up posters decrying, \u201cNo space for Bezos!\u201d \u2014 an attempt at a double entendre, as his face is shown on top of a rocket ship.<\/p>\n

\n\tVenetians are not the only political problem the couple may have to grapple with. The guest list itself, capped at 200, is filled with figures as polarized as Ivanka Trump and Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and his ex Camila Morrone, and Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, whose marriage has recently been rumored to be on the rocks. (But Perry is on tour in Australia through June, so that may be less of an issue.) <\/p>\n

\n\tThe organizers\u2019 artful choreography of attendees won\u2019t be limited to one evening, as the weekend will stretch beyond the ceremony, to a cavalcade of soirees, some of them aboard Bezos\u2019 $500 million yacht, Koru. Let the games begin!<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLauren S\u00e1nchez wore Oscar de la Renta to the 2024 Met Ball. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Mazur\/MG24\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Prenup\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAn insider says the wedding was originally supposed to take place during the winter in Aspen, but because the legal agreement wasn\u2019t ready, celebrations were postponed. After Bezos\u2019 divorce from MacKenzie Scott \u2014 one of the costliest separations in history, which awarded her $38\u202fbillion-plus in Amazon shares \u2014 his lawyers worked for months to draw up ironclad papers.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Hotels\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe couple is said to be staying at the Aman, on the Grand Canal, the grande dame property where George and Amal Clooney were married, and rooms range from more than $3,000 to $32,000 nightly. They have booked at least four hotels in part or in full, including the Aman, the Gritti Palace, The St. Regis, the Belmond Cipriani and Hotel Danieli. \u201cThe interiors of the Aman are so stunning that I can\u2019t imagine them using it just to house people and not for one of the events,\u2019\u2019 says Michael Torbiak, owner of M.Domo luxury concierge travel service, who caters to the entertainment industry and tech world. \u201cThe Cipriani is the place to be in the summer because it\u2019s got a huge pool and a super dolce vita vibe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tJaclyn Sienna India, CEO of luxury travel service Sienna Charles, who has been working with some Bezos wedding guests, observes of the Aman, \u201cSome of the actual rooms have amazing frescoes on the ceiling going back hundreds of years. The palazzo is rococo \u2014 the architect restored it and put modern Italian furniture inside.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Wedding Planner\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSo it is a royal wedding, sort of. The orchestrator is London-based Lanza & Baucina, founded by Prince Antonio Licata di Baucina and his cousins, Counts Riccardo and Aleramo Lanza, who own a 16th century palace in Palermo. Having organized the weddings of the Clooneys and Salma Hayek and Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault, they certainly have an inside track, setting up private travel and providing difficult-to-score access for the likes of Henry Kravis.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe City\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter learning about the impending wedding, Morris Ceron, director general of the Venice council, told the London Times that he began a campaign to bring the nuptials to the Adriatic city, but the residents weren\u2019t as enthusiastic. Activists opposed to the disruption of the city and the environmental impact of the large gathering have slapped posters across Venice deriding Bezos and claiming he wants to turn the entire town into his personal party. They are planning to greet that party with noisy protests. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has suggested that the rabble might be quieted by a contribution to Venetian coffers, and sources say that donations have definitely been made, but Matteo Secchi, founder of Venessia.com, a group that defends the city\u2019s heritage, huffed to the U.K. Telegraph, \u201cThis is Venice behaving as a prostitute.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrea Pattaro\/Afp Via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tJune is one of the most popular times to visit Venice, and those who go annually also are distressed. The Sunday Times has dubbed the affair, \u201cJeff in Venice,\u201d and, according to India, \u201cIf you are a normal person heading to Venice, this will demolish your vacation.\u2019\u2019 She predicts that because of security issues, \u201cthe town will come to a standstill.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Guests\t<\/p>\n

\n\tHollywood heavyweights including Barry Diller with Diane von Furstenberg, Brian Grazer, DiCaprio and Eva Longoria will party with tech bros like Bill Gates; media personalities including Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King; first family members Ivanka Trump with husband Jared Kushner, music world bigwigs Mick Jagger, Jewel and Scooter Braun.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Dress\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter recommending an Oscar de la Renta gown for S\u00e1nchez to wear to the Met Ball, word is that Anna Wintour once again has been on\u202fhand giving sartorial guidance and that she has chosen the same designer. The bride also has a deep connection to Dolce & Gabbana \u2014 not only did her son Nikko Gonzalez walk the runway for their Milan Fashion Week show last summer, but Morris Ceron, director general of the Venice council, claims to have first heard about the wedding from Domenico Dolce. The couple also was spotted having fittings at the Dolce & Gabbana store in Milan, so it\u2019s likely they will be sporting the brand\u2019s designs during the weekend festivities. Of course, she also will be flashing her 20-carat diamond ring, which Bezos placed under her pillow before proposing.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Ceremony\t<\/p>\n

\n\tEven the guests have not yet been informed of the ceremony\u2019s exact location. A spokesperson for the mayor of Venice first said it would be the couple\u2019s yacht, Koru, but since then, more sources have pointed to San Giorgio Maggiore, a small island, and more specifically a monastery there, Fondazione Cini. The irony of contrast to the former inhabitants\u2019 austere lifestyle, renouncing worldly goods, surely wouldn\u2019t be lost on the savvy guests. Another spot the couple reportedly considered is the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, a 14th century charity building containing magnificent Renaissance frescoes, which can hold up to 1,000 people. It played host to a papal conclave in 1799 and a G7 summit in 1987.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tSan Giorgio Maggiore, where the wedding is rumored to be taking place.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHugh Rooney\/Eye Ubiquitous\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSan Giorgio Maggiore Island is the subject of a famous Monet painting, and since they are both art lovers, it would be appropriate for them to have the ceremony there,\u2019\u2019 says Billy Folchetti, an event planner with offices in Lake Como and New York who specializes in Italy and the South of France and who also organized Naomi Watts\u2019 wedding in Mexico in June 2024. \u201cScuola Grande had a huge influence on music and Venetian culture, which would also make sense, so it would be epic if they had a musical performance there.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Other Festivities\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEvery moment is overplanned, on and off the yacht, and our clients were complaining about how many constant events there are,\u201d says India. \u201cThere are three days with almost no free time. There will be tons of outfits, and it\u2019s meant to be a spectacle because there are so many places that would be much more private.\u201d Despite all the activity, word is that they are trying to keep things somewhat toned-down \u2014 a relative concept in the world of half-billion-dollar yachts \u2014 following the stratospheric PR flub of S\u00e1nchez\u2019s space mission to nowhere.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Gifts\t<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat do you buy a billionaire? Though Bezos gifted a Bugatti to fellow nine-comma clubmember Anant Ambani at his wedding to Radhika Merchant last summer, guests here have been asked not to bring or send gifts, and only to give charitable donations, says one invitee. \u201cCertain people will still give gifts, but if they did anything other than telling people just to donate, it wouldn\u2019t be aligned with the [philanthropic] brand they\u2019re building for Lauren,\u201d says travel concierge India. Word is that attendees will receive goody bags with such Venetian treats as glassware from Laguna B and pastries from Rosa Salva.<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Yacht\t<\/p>\n

\n\tVenetian sources say the wedding flotilla would consist of three vessels including the Koru, one of the largest sailing boats in the world at 417 feet \u2014 which is too large for the canals, so it will be anchored in the Venice lagoon. Even its shadow yacht, Abeona, is too big for the canals.<\/p>\n

\t\tTravel and Afterpartying\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMany guests are flying on private jets into Venice or Verona airports, then taking advantage of the European location to extend their trips. \u201cDespite the yacht\u2019s size, it only sleeps 18, so it will be mostly family when they leave Venice,\u2019\u2019 says India. \u201cThe new Aman in the Dolomites is opening that weekend, so some of our clients are helicoptering right into the Bolzano private airport there.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\tThe Entertainment\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSan Giorgio Maggiore has an open-air amphitheater with water views, and word is that Elton John and Lady Gaga have been asked to perform.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis story appeared in the June 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been nearly 45 years since the term \u201cwedding of the century\u201d was bandied about so freely as…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,4061,4062,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-2997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-jeff-bezos","10":"tag-lauren-sanchez","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114722683284942981","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}