What we know so far about Jeff Bezos' $50 million star-studded luxury Venice wedding
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The star-stunned event boasts a guestlist of some 200 celebrities and business elite, from Ivanka Trump to Usher.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez will reportedly exchange their vows Friday at a black-tie ceremony on the private island of San Giorgio
The star-studded event boasts a guestlist of some 200 celebrities and elite, from Ivanka Trump to Usher
The three-day affair, which has sparked city-wide tests, it is expected to rack up a bill of around $50 million
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave the Aman Hotel to go to dinner with guests ahead of their wedding, on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy
Stefano Mazzola | Gc Images | Getty ImagesThe rich and famous have desc on Venice, Italy this weekend to celebrate the wedding of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former broadcast journalist Lauren Sanchez in a show of all things money
The star-studded event boasts a guestlist of some 200 celebrities and elite, including President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Usher and a spattering of the Kardashians — to name a but few
And while the exact details of the three-day affair have been kept confidential amid city-wide tests, it is expected to rack up a bill of around $50 million
The couple will reportedly exchange their vows Friday at a black-tie ceremony on the private island of San Giorgio, away from public access, according to the Guardian
The main wedding reception, meanwhile, is set to be held Saturday in the Arsenale, a historic complex surrounded by fortified walls on the eastern side of the city
The venue was changed at the last minute from a 16th-century building in the center of the city due to security concerns
Watch now1:5001:50Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Italian wedding sparks testsSquawk Box EuropeIt s a pre-wedding reception Thursday, which was held in the cloisters of Madonna dell'Orto, a medieval church in the central area of Cannaregio
Other side events are reportedly set to include a foam party and a Great Gatsby-themed soiree
The president of the Veneto regional government which comprises Venice, Luca Zaia, told reporters Tuesday that the wedding and its various accompaniments were set to cost 40 million to 48 million euros ($47-$56 million)
Bezos, one of the world's richest people with an estimated net worth of $230 billion, according to Forbes, is also reportedly set to make a number of charity donations, including 2 million euros for Corila, an academic conium that studies Venice's lagoon ecosystem
The expense doesn't stop there, however: many guests arrived early — via private jet, super yacht and helicopter — to enjoy the best designer shopping and high-end hotels the city of water has to offer
US television personality Kris Jenner takes pictures of US Khloe Kardashian (C) and US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian on a taxi boat as they leave the Gritti Palace Hotel ahead of the wedding of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026
Marco Bertorello | Afp | Getty ImagesFive of Venice's most luxurious hotels, including the Cipriani and the Aman, have been booked out to host the guests, according to Reuters
The lavish display of money and excess has voked backlash from local residents and environmental demonstrators who test the use of the Unesco world heritage site as a playground for the super-rich
Venice has already been under pressure from over tourism, with the famed Italian city last year becoming the first in the world to introduce a tourist entry fee in a bid to alleviate the pressure of mass tourism and make it more livable for residents
Italy has, nevertheless, been experiencing a surge in wealthy arrivals — both to visit and — as its more hospitable flat-tax regime and booming luxury real estate sector have ved a draw whereas other countries have sought to crack down on the uber-rich.
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