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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez marry in Venice

VENICE, ITALY, JUN 27 – The $50 million wedding featured 200-250 celebrity guests and sparked protests over wealth inequality and tourism impact, while donating $3.5 million to Venice's local institutions.

  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were married on Friday in a lavish wedding held on San Giorgio Maggiore, a private island in Venice, Italy.
  • Their relationship became public in 2019 and led to an engagement in May 2023, following Sanchez's divorce from her 13-year marriage.
  • The multi-day wedding included around 200 guests, such as Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ivanka Trump, and others arriving by private jets and yachts.
  • Luca Zaia, Veneto's governor, estimated the wedding costs between €40 million and €48 million, while Bezos donated $3 million to three Venetian environmental organizations.
  • The wedding sparked protests from local organizations over overtourism and exploitation concerns but was defended as an economic boon for Venice by regional authorities.
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For three days, multi-billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez celebrated their wedding in Venice.

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It is already considered the wedding of the century and is done in accordance with the charter of one of the richest men in the world. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez chose Venice – typically called the city of love – to give it. Everything was thought of as detailed and surrounded by luxury.

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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