Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have tied the knot in a lavish and star-studded wedding in Venice, Italy.
The couple exchanged their vows on Friday, June 27, 2025, on the small island of San Giorgio, opposite St Mark’s Square, in front of VIP guests including the Kardashians, Orlando Bloom and Oprah Winfrey.
Sanchez, 55, posted a picture of herself on Instagram where she beamed in a white gown as she walked arm in arm with Bezos.
She captioned it with the date of the nuptials, namely June 27, 2025, followed by a heart emoji.
She also posted pictures of herself in the classic mermaid-line gown, which featured Dolce & Gabbana’s signature Italian lace.
A traditional tulle-and-lace veil completed her look.
“Not just a gown, a piece of poetry,” she wrote on Instagram on the second day of the couple’s three-day celebrations.
The guest list
Among the celebrities who were pictured on the wedding day were Ivanka Trump with her husband, Jared Kushner; Italian supermodel Vittoria Ceretti; and Kendall and Kylie Jenner and Khloe and Kim Kardashian.
Bill Gates, Usher and Tom Brady were also pictured.
Some 200-250 A-list guests from show business, politics and finance are expected to attend the events, with the wedding and its parts estimated to cost Ksh5.1 billion to Ksh6.2 billion.
Bezos, his now-wife and their famous guests have taken over numerous locations in the city, with the couple staying in the luxury Aman hotel, where rooms go for at least Ksh605,600 per night.
While the couple and their A-list guests were all smiles, some in Venice are not happy about the wedding, with protesters seeing it as an example of the city being gift-wrapped for ultra-rich outsiders.
An activist climbed one of the poles in the main St Mark’s Square on Thursday, unfurling a banner which said, “The per cent ruins the world.”
Another party will follow on Saturday, June 28, 2025, – the venue for which was changed at the last minute earlier this week.
