The specter of protests has not dampened the temper of the nuptials of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sánchez in Venice. The multi-day affair, dubbed the “Marriage ceremony of the Century,” is reportedly costing upwards of $55 million and has drawn superstar visitors from around the globe, in addition to vocal native protestors.
A few dozen native organizations—together with housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners, and college teams—have united below the banner “No House for Bezos.” They are saying that their metropolis is being handled as a billionaire’s playground and highlights wealth inequity. Their small-scale demonstrations have included hanging protest banners on iconic landmarks, and a Bezos dummy was floated down the Grand Canal in an Amazon field clutching money.
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Regardless of locals not feeling the love within the air, a number of celebs have arrived to have fun the couple: Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Diane von Furstenberg, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Tom Brady have all been noticed.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are seen leaving the Aman Resort in Venice forward of Jeff Bezos’ marriage ceremony on June 26, 2025, in Venice, Italy. (Picture by Stefano Mazzola/GC Photographs)
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez gesture in course of a Bezos’ lookalike from the taxi boat on the Aman Resort in Venice on June 26, 2026. ANDREA PATTARO/AFP | Getty Photographs
Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian stand on a taxi boat as they go away the Gritti Palace Resort forward of the marriage of Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
Different notable names anticipated to attend are Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, leisure mogul Barry Diller, and NFL Corridor of Famer Tony Gonzalez, who’s Sánchez’s ex-boyfriend. CBS News reviews that the visitor checklist is capped at round 200, and at the least 95 non-public planes have requested touchdown permission at Venice’s Marco Polo Airport.
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The official ceremony is ready for Friday on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore and can characteristic a efficiency by Matteo Bocelli, son of Andrea Bocelli.
Following the ceremony, the newlyweds and their visitors will dine on the Arsenal of Venice, a shipyard on town’s outskirts.
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The specter of protests has not dampened the temper of the nuptials of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sánchez in Venice. The multi-day affair, dubbed the “Marriage ceremony of the Century,” is reportedly costing upwards of $55 million and has drawn superstar visitors from around the globe, in addition to vocal native protestors.
A few dozen native organizations—together with housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners, and college teams—have united below the banner “No House for Bezos.” They are saying that their metropolis is being handled as a billionaire’s playground and highlights wealth inequity. Their small-scale demonstrations have included hanging protest banners on iconic landmarks, and a Bezos dummy was floated down the Grand Canal in an Amazon field clutching money.
Associated: Bezos-Sánchez Wedding Draws Business, Protests to Venice
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