Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and his longtime partner Lauren Sanchez have officially tied the knot.
The wedding ceremony was held on Friday on San Giorgio
Island in Venice, directly opposite the iconic Doge’s Palace.
Sanchez, 55, announced the star-studded occasion in an
Instagram post, sharing a romantic photo of the couple along with a love emoji.
In the photo, Bezos, 61, looked dapper in a black tuxedo
with a matching bow tie, while Sanchez dazzled in an exquisite custom Dolce
& Gabbana gown.
The high-profile wedding reportedly hosted 250 A-list
guests, including Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner,
Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Usher, Jewel, Tom
Brady, and OpenAI founder Sam Altman.
The celebration was further elevated by a live performance
from Matteo Bocelli, son of legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who
serenaded the couple with a heartfelt love song.
The festivities spanned three days, kicking off on Thursday
with a glamorous party at the Madonna dell’Orto cloister and culminating in a
grand reception on Saturday at a former shipyard complex.
While the couple exchanged vows in Venice, it remains
unclear whether they also held a civil ceremony in the city.
Despite the opulent celebrations, the wedding faced backlash
from environmental activists and anti-tourism groups, who accused Bezos of
flaunting his wealth and exploiting Venice’s fragile ecosystem for personal
indulgence.
However, local authorities welcomed the event, with
president of Veneto region Luca Zaia estimating that the wedding would inject
€34 million into the local economy, benefiting businesses and tourism
Bezos and Sanchez’s relationship has been in the public eye
since 2019, when their romance made headlines after private messages between
them were leaked while both were still married to their former spouses.
Around the same time, Bezos and MacKenzie Scott, his wife of
25 years, announced their divorce on social media, although they maintained
that the split was amicable.
They share four children and their divorce settlement
awarded MacKenzie over $35 billion.
Sanchez’s relationship with Bezos also brought an end to her
13-year marriage to Patrick Whitesell, her former husband.
She has three children from her previous relationships.
See footage from the event below:
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