Celebrities Arrive in Venice For Jeff Bezos’s Extravagant Wedding
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Pregnant Karlie Kloss Arrives in Venice Ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Lavish Wedding
Pregnant Karlie Kloss arrived in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, June 26. Earlier in the week, Kloss’ in-laws, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, arrived. Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner also arrived. Guests will attend a glam welcome party Thursday evening. The multi-day wedding celebration will kick off with a casual welcome night at a closed cloister adjacent to Madonna dell’Orto church.
Kloss’ in-laws, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, arrived a few days earlier on Tuesday, June 24
Guests will attend a glam welcome party Thursday evening
Karlie Kloss has arrived for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding.
Ahead of the couple’s star-studded wedding, the 32-year-old model — who is pregnant and expecting her third baby with husband Joshua Kushner —was spotted in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, June 26.
That same day, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner touched down in the Floating City. Earlier in the week, Kloss’ in-laws, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, arrived. Also seen in Venice were Diane von Fürstenberg, and Corey Gamble.
Karlie Kloss in Venice. COBRA TEAM/BACKGRID
Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, touched down in Venice via helicopter on Wednesday, June 25, before they headed to the Aman Hotel, and later stepped out for dinner. The couple and their guests now appear to be glamming up for a lavish welcome party this Thursday evening.
Sánchez was spotted wearing a tight green corset dress with intricate embroidery. Bezos opted for a dark brown suit and sunglasses.
Trump posted photos of herself on X. “Ready to celebrate the love story of our friends, Lauren Sanchez and @JeffBezos,” Trump tweeted.
Karlie Kloss in Venice. COBRA TEAM/BACKGRID
A source previously revealed to PEOPLE that the multi-day wedding celebration would kick off with a casual welcome night at a closed cloister adjacent to Madonna dell’Orto church.
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Another source told PEOPLE that guests were kept in the dark about most wedding details, with Bezos and Sánchez keeping things such as the locations for festivities a secret until the last minute.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding guest list: Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Ivanka Trump, among celebrities in attendance
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have embarked on their extravagant, multi-day wedding celebration in Venice, Italy. The Amazon billionaire, 61, and his bride-to-be, 55, arrived Tuesday in the floating city for a three-day celebration, expected to take place Thursday through Saturday. The couple, who have been together since their 2019 scandalous affair, are rumored to have spent between $10 and $20 million on their nuptials — or around $50,000 per person. Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were among the first guests to arrive for the lavish event. Oprah Winfrey, 71, made it to the Venice Marco Polo airport Thursday for the major fête. Tom Brady, 47, boarded a taxi boat outside the Miami’s exclusive Indian Creek enclave, dubbed the “Billionaire Bunker” The Super Bowl champion is friends with the couple due to their shared residence at Indian Creek, dubbed ‘Billionaires Bunker’
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have embarked on their extravagant, multi-day wedding celebration in Venice, Italy, accompanied by an impressive guest list of approximately 200, including politicians, Hollywood A-listers, and international royalty.
Much to the chagrin of locals, the Amazon billionaire, 61, and his bride-to-be, 55, arrived Tuesday in the floating city for a three-day celebration, expected to take place Thursday through Saturday.
The couple, who have been together since their 2019 scandalous affair, are rumored to have spent between $10 and $20 million on their nuptials — or around $50,000 per person.
From Ivanka Trump and the Kardashians to actor Orlando Bloom, these are the high-profile guests attending what many are calling the “wedding of the century.”
Follow The Independent’s liveblog for real-time updates covering the Bezos-Sánchez wedding.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
open image in gallery Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were among the first guests to arrive for the three-day event ( AFP/Getty )
The President’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, 43, and her husband, Jared Kushner, 44, were among the first guests to touch down in Venice for the lavish event. They were pictured arriving Tuesday at the St. Regis Hotel by boat along with their three children, Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore.
Diane von Fürstenberg and Barry Diller
open image in gallery Diane von Fürstenberg turns up solo at the Venice Marco Polo airport ( AFP/Getty )
Belgian fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, 78, and her estranged husband, media mogul Barry Diller, 83, arrived separately at the Venice Marco Polo airport on Tuesday. This marks von Fürstenberg’s first public appearance since Diller came out as gay in May.
open image in gallery Barry Diller boards a taxi-boat after his arrival at Venice Marco Polo airport ahead of Jeff Bezos’ wedding ( AFP/Getty )
The pair, who married in 2001, are close friends of Bezos and Sánchez. They even hosted the couple’s star-studded engagement party at their Beverly Hills estate in November 2023, attended by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, Salma Hayek, and Barbra Streisand.
Corey Gamble
open image in gallery Kris Jenner’s long-term boyfriend, Corey Gamble, touches down in Venice ( AFP/Getty )
Kris Jenner’s long-term boyfriend, Corey Gamble, 44, arrived at the Venice Marco Polo airport on Wednesday. Although he turned up alone, it likely signals that Jenner, 69, isn’t far behind.
Kim Kardashian
open image in gallery Kim Kardashian arrives in style in full Balenciaga ( AFP/Getty )
Hot off the heels of her successful legal win against a group of Parisian thieves who robbed her at gunpoint in 2016, Kim Kardashian, 44, turned up at the Venice Marco Polo airport in full Balenciaga on Thursday.
Oprah Winfrey
open image in gallery Oprah Winfrey prepares to board a taxi boat at Venice Marco Polo airport ( AFP/Getty )
As expected, Oprah Winfrey, 71, made it to the Venice Marco Polo airport Thursday for the major fête. The TV host had celebrated the happy couple at their November 2023 engagement party, so it was unlikely she was going to miss the real thing.
Tom Brady
open image in gallery Tom Brady boards a taxi boat outside Venice Marco Polo airport ( AFP/Getty )
Retired NFL star Tom Brady, 47, boarded the taxi boats outside the airport on Thursday. The Super Bowl champion is friends with Bezos due to their shared residence at Miami’s exclusive Indian Creek enclave, dubbed the “Billionaire Bunker.”
Khloe Kardashian
open image in gallery Khloe Kardashian stepped out in a cheetah print one-piece on her way to the taxi boats ( AFP/Getty )
In tow with her older sister Kim was reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, 40, who arrived at the docks in a cheetah print one-piece.
Kris Jenner
open image in gallery Kris Jenner made it to Venice the day after her boyfriend, Corey Gamble ( AFP/Getty )
Kris Jenner made it to Venice the day after her boyfriend, Corey Gamble. She was joined by her two daughters, Kim and Khloe Kardashian.
Usher
open image in gallery Usher arrives at the Gritti hotel in Venice ( AP )
Grammy-winning singer Usher pulled up to the Gritti hotel in Venice Thursday, ahead of the wedding festivities.
Gayle King
open image in gallery Gayle King (left) and Oprah Winfrey (right) getting on a water taxi to leave the Gritti Palace Hotel ( AFP via Getty Images )
CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King, 70, was photographed in Venice on her way to the Bezos-Sánchez wedding. Her attendance comes months after she launched into space with Sánchez onboard Blue Origin’s first all-female mission.
Queen Rania
open image in gallery Queen Rania of Jordan arrived at the Venice Marco Polo airport flanked by security ( Getty )
The Queen of Jordan was seen making her way from the Venice Marco Polo airport to the nearby boats. Flanked by security, Queen Rania, 54, appeared to be without her husband, King Abdullah II, or any of their four adult children.
Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has also made it to Venice for the three-day party.
Lydia and Michael Kives
open image in gallery Lydia Kives (L), Michael Kives and US film producer Brian Grazer (R) standing on a balcony of the Gritti Palace ( AFP/Getty )
Film producer Lydia Kives and her husband, former talent agent Michael Kives, were spotted gussied up and posing for photos on the balcony of the Gritti Palace Thursday, the day after they arrived in Venice.
Orlando Bloom
open image in gallery As expected, Orlando Bloom attended the event solo, amid rumors he and Katy Perry have split ( AFP via Getty Images )
True to rumors, actor Orlando Bloom, 48, made it to Venice, sans Katy Perry, who is currently on tour. The Lord of the Rings actor’s appearance comes amid speculations that he and pop star Perry, 40, have reportedly ended their nine-year engagement.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner
open image in gallery (L-R) Kendall and Kylie Jenner have arrived, bringing the Kardashian-Jenner clan to near completion ( AFP via Getty Images )
Sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner have descended upon Venice, bringing the Kardashian-Jenner gang to near completion. The clan is just missing Kourtney Kardashian, who isn’t expected to attend. Kendall and Kylie were pictured leaving the Gritti Palace Hotel all dolled up Thursday afternoon.
Leonardo DiCaprio
open image in gallery Leonardo DiCaprio hid behind a black Dodgers cap ( AFP via Getty Images )
Leonardo DiCaprio was seen leaving the Gritti Palace Hotel Thursday. Hiding behind a black LA Dodgers baseball hat, the 50-year-old Inception actor was escorted onto a boat.
Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah
open image in gallery Jordan’s Princess Rajwa (L), Crown Prince of Jordan, Hussein bin Abdullah and their daughter Iman Bint Hussein board a taxi boat after landing at Venice Marco Polo airport ( AFP via Getty Images )
Crown Prince of Jordan, Hussein bin Abdullah, his wife, Princess Rajwa, and their daughter, Iman Bint Hussein, appeared to have arrived separate to the prince’s mother, Queen Rania.
Karlie Kloss
Supermodel Karlie Kloss, who is currently pregnant with her third child with husband Joshua Kushner, was spotted exiting a Venetian water taxi Thursday.
Domenico Dolce
open image in gallery Domenico Dolce see chatting with other wedding guests on the terrace of the Gritti Palace hotel ( AFP via Getty Images )
Italian fashion designer Domenico Dolce, one half of Dolce & Gabbana, was seen chatting with other wedding guests on the terrace of the Gritti Palace Thursday. Sánchez has long been a fan of the luxury brand, and reportedly stopped into one of its Milan locations for a fitting ahead of her wedding.
Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez celebrity wedding guests take Venice by storm
Celebrities seen arriving in Venice ahead of wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. The wedding will be held in a 14th-century church in the city’s historic district. The event has been moved to a different part of the city due to security concerns. The ceremony is expected to start on Thursday and end on Saturday. The couple’s wedding is set to take place in the church’s rectory, which is located in the heart of the historic district of Venice.
On Thursday, celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady and more were seen boarding various water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice, Italy ahead of the couple’s extravagant wedding celebrations.
Sánchez gave onlookers a wave as she boarded a boat with her soon-to-be husband by her side outside the Aman Hotel.
JEFF BEZOS AND LAUREN SÁNCHEZ ARRIVE IN VENICE AS WEDDING FESTIVITIES BEGIN
Vanity Fair reported on Wednesday that the first event of the Bezoz-Sánchez wedding will be a kick-off party in Cannaregio. The outlet noted that the wedding party has water cabs ready to escort guests to the Italian city. A city ordinance has already been sent out, blocking off traffic from 6 PM to midnight between Madonna dell’Orto and nearby streets, the outlet reported.
The party is reportedly being held in the Sant’Alvise complex, which is a 14th century church, monastery, and Barco. Per Vanity Fair, Bezos will be escorted by 10 bodyguards during the kick-off party and the Italian government has recruited reinforcements to maintain the privacy and safety of all attendees amid recent protests.
On Wednesday, the soon-to-be newlyweds were seen out and about in Venice.
According to multiple reports, the couple decided to change one of their wedding venues in Venice because of security concerns and possible protests.
The couple had planned to hold a wedding party at the historic Scuola Grande della Misericordia in the Cannaregio section of the city, but are now said to be moving it to the harder-to-reach Arsenale, a former shipyard, which is completely surrounded by water and only reachable by boat when connecting bridges are raised, BBC News and Reuters reported.
A number of other celebrities are invited to the wedding festivities, which remain a secret but are expected to kick off on Thursday and end Saturday in the picturesque Italian city.
Despite ongoing protests from local Venetians, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told The Associated Press that the city is “very proud” to be hosting the couple’s wedding.
Bezos-Sanchez Venice wedding: Kim Kardashian among celebrities to arrive as celebrations get underway
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are set to wed in Venice this weekend. The three-day affair is expected to cost some 40-48 million euros ($46.5-55.6 million) Sanchez wore Schiaparelli couture on Thursday for one of her first appearances in the city. Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brady were also among VIPs spotted boarding water taxis at the airport. The couple is sourcing some 80% of wedding vendors from local vendors, according to wedding planners Lanza and Baucina, who oversaw the Clooney-Amal wedding in 2011. It remains unclear when the couple will legally wed (or if they already have, prior to this week, in the US), and the city has not received an official request from the couple for the weekend’s events. But protestors associated with the group No Space for Bezos have already shifted the impending wedding plans, with their threat of canal blockades moving one of the weekend’s events from a grand, centrally located space to a former shipyard.
With Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos firmly planted in Venice, and VIP guests arriving thick and fast, celebrations surrounding the couple’s highly anticipated wedding can commence.
The three-day affair is expected to take place from Thursday to Saturday, when some 200 guests will join the billionaire Amazon founder and the former journalist in celebrating their marriage after a two-year engagement. The events are expected to cost some 40-48 million euros ($46.5-55.6 million), according to Reuters. On Thursday, Venice tourism councillor Simone Venturini told CNN that the city was expected to profit some “€20-30 million ($23.4-35.1 million) for the parties and organizations and the events” during the week.
It remains unclear when the couple will legally wed (or if they already have, prior to this week, in the US). A spokesperson for the mayor’s office in Venice told CNN on Thursday that the city has not received an official request from the couple, meaning the events this week will be ceremonial and not legally binding.
During the festivities, Sanchez is expected to turn an array of luxury looks. Spotted leaving the five-star Aman hotel on Wednesday by luxury water taxi, Sanchez opted for a vintage Alexander McQueen one-shoulder gown for one of her first appearances in the city. On Thursday, she wore a shimmering brocade corset dress from Schiaparelli’s most recent couture collection.
The events of the weekend officially begin on Thursday, and one of Sanchez’s first looks is Schiaparelli couture. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images
Celebrities incoming
Ivanka Trump, alongside husband Jared Kushner and their children, was photographed arriving on Wednesday, while Kim Kardashian was pictured arriving on Thursday with her sister Khloe and mother Kris Jenner; they were seen later in the day chatting with actor Orlando Bloom. Oprah Winfrey and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady were also among VIPs boarding water taxis at the airport, while Bill Gates and Kendall and Kylie Jenner have also been spotted during their arrivals.
On Thursday afternoon, celebrity guests were seen leaving the Gritti Palace Hotel, dressed up for the first evening’s events. Kim Kardashian opted for skintight snakeskin, while Trump was pictured in a cherry blossom-motif cocktail dress by Oscar de la Renta. The day’s sightings also included Usher in a cream suit and low-cut burgundy dress shirt, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio shielding his face with a black cap.
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A shape-shifting schedule
With the threat of disruptive protests ever-present, the venues and plans may be kept fluid, but official events are expected to kick off Thursday night at the medieval Madonna dell’Orto cloister, according to Reuters. A traffic ordinance from Venice City Hall appears to back that up, with pedestrian foot traffic barred around the 14th-century cathedral, which houses a number of artworks from the famed Venetian painter Tintoretto, from late afternoon until midnight.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner stepping onto a water taxi. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
Oprah Winfrey waves by Venice’s Gritti Palace Hotel. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
Venice’s famed waterways and winding streets have hosted an array of high-profile weddings including François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek-Pinault in 2009, George and Amal Clooney in 2014, and Alexandre Arnault and Géraldine Guyot in 2021. But protestors associated with the group No Space for Bezos have already shifted the impending wedding plans, with their threat of canal blockades moving one of the weekend’s events from a grand, centrally located space to a former shipyard on Venice’s perimeter, according to the group.
Leonardo DiCaprio in a black cap exiting the Gritti Palace Hotel. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
Italian model Vittoria Ceretti stepping into a water taxi. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
The complex wedding is being orchestrated by Lanza and Baucina — the planners who similarly oversaw the Clooneys’ star-studded Venetian union — who told CNN that their clients’ instructions have been to minimize “any disruption to the city,” while insisting they use an overwhelming number of local suppliers to help craft the event.
The couple is sourcing some 80% of wedding provisions from local vendors, including pastries from the Rosa Salva pastry shop, the oldest in Venice, and gifts from Murano glassware designer Laguna B.
Around 30 of the city’s elite water taxis, out of 280 total, are also thought to be reserved. One taxi driver told CNN he has been booked from June 25 through June 30 for “a big wedding,” but declined to say more on the subject. Gondolas have also been put on hold, with the city’s gondola association confirming they are ready for the event.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez kiss as they leave the Aman hotel in Venice, Italy, for their pre-wedding reception on Thursday, June 26. Luca Bruno/AP Ivanka Trump wore a sequined cherry blossom cocktail dress by Oscar de la Renta as she and husband, Jared Kushner, ferried to the week’s first events on Thursday. Luigi Costantini/AP Leonardo DiCaprio leaves the Gritti Palace hotel in Venice on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Usher rides on a boat taxi on Thursday. Luigi Costantini/AP Kendall and Kylie Jenner depart the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Model Vittoria Ceretti leaves the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Kim Kardashian departs the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Khloe Kardashian boards a taxi boat on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Corey Gamble and Kris Jenner ride a taxi boat as they leave the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Sanchez waves to photographers wearing a shimmering brocade corset dress from Schiaparelli’s spring/summer 2025 couture collection. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images Tom Brady leaves the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey waves before departing the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Fashion designer Sarah Staudinger boards a taxi boat after landing in Venice on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion protest in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on Thursday. Poitout Florian/ABACA/Shutterstock From left, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Orlando Bloom are seen in Venice on Thursday. Khloe was dressed in a Skims x Dolce & Gabbana catsuit. Luigi Iorio/GC Images/Getty Images Winfrey takes a taxi boat in Venice on Thursday. Luca Bruno/AP Kim Kardashian boards a taxi boat wearing Balenciaga at the Venice Marco Polo Airport on Thursday. Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images People walk past the Madonna dell’Orto church in Venice ahead of the wedding festivities on Thursday. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Brady arrives in Venice on Thursday. Luca Bruno/AP Sanchez and Bezos arrive by boat at a hotel in Venice on Wednesday, June 25. Luca Bruno/AP A general view of the Aman hotel in Venice on Wednesday. Ernesto S. Ruscio/GC Images/Getty Images Sanchez and Bezos depart the Aman hotel on Wednesday. Bezos’ bride-to-be was photographed in a vintage Spring-Summer 2003 off-the-shoulder McQueen dress. Yara Nardi/Reuters The domes of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica are silhouetted in the early morning on Wednesday. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images People look at a super yacht in Venice on Tuesday, June 24. Multimillion-dollar super yachts have been arriving in the city. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, exit the airport before getting into a water taxi in Venice on Tuesday. Yara Nardi/Reuters Activists of the international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner at St. Mark Square in Venice on Monday, June 23. It reads, “If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax.” Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images A woman looks out of a window in Venice on Sunday, June 22. Yara Nardi/Reuters Much of the wedding plans are shrouded in secrecy, but one of the most talked-about possible venues is the Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Matteo Chinellato/IPA/Sipa USA Protesters display a banner reading “No space for Bezos!” on the Rialto Bridge in Venice on June 13. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters Sanchez’s bachelorette party included a cruise on the Seine in Paris, with Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria joining the festivities on May 16. DKPAR/KCS Presse/MEGA In pictures: Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’ Venetian wedding Prev Next
Details of Sanchez’s wedding gown will no doubt be one of the event’s most closely guarded secrets. Luxury Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is the strongest contender — with Domenico Dolce photographed at Venice’s outdoor Riva Lounge on Thursday — though Oscar de la Renta also being floated as a brand she may turn to for one of her many looks this week. Last year, Sanchez sat front row for Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Sartoria show in Sardinia as her son Nikko Gonzalez walked the runway, making it a family affair. She was also photographed for Bezos’s 60th birthday in a sheer gown by the Italian label, though she opted for Oscar de la Renta for her 2024 Met Gala debut and for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March.
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez celebrity wedding guests take Venice by storm
Celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and more were seen boarding water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice, Italy. The couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell’Orto church on Thursday night. According to the outlet, guests will be eating pizza cooked onsite by a famous Neapolitan chef. The party is reportedly being held in the Sant’Alvise complex, which is a 14th century church, monastery, and Barco. Bezos will be escorted by 10 bodyguards during the kick-off party and the Italian government has recruited reinforcements to maintain the privacy and safety.
The stars are aligning for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
On Thursday, celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kylie Jenner and more were seen boarding water taxis at various luxurious hotels in Venice, Italy ahead of the couple’s extravagant wedding celebrations.
Sánchez gave onlookers a wave as she boarded a boat with her soon-to-be husband by her side outside the Aman Hotel. The couple shared a sweet kiss while aboard the boat.
JEFF BEZOS AND LAUREN SÁNCHEZ ARRIVE IN VENICE AS WEDDING FESTIVITIES BEGIN
According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell’Orto church on Thursday night.
Sánchez wore a golden, satin dress — a look from Schiaparelli’s Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture collection — according to the outlet.
Guests reportedly arrived in a convoy of about 30 boats. According to the outlet, guests will be eating pizza cooked onsite by a famous Neapolitan chef.
Throughout the day, baskets of white and purple-colored flowers were brought in to decorate the venue, along with a piano, People reported.
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The party is reportedly being held in the Sant’Alvise complex, which is a 14th century church, monastery, and Barco. Per Vanity Fair, Bezos will be escorted by 10 bodyguards during the kick-off party and the Italian government has recruited reinforcements to maintain the privacy and safety of all attendees amid recent protests.
On Wednesday, the soon-to-be newlyweds were seen out and about in Venice.
According to multiple reports, the couple decided to change one of their wedding venues in Venice because of security concerns and possible protests.
The couple had planned to hold a wedding party at the historic Scuola Grande della Misericordia in the Cannaregio section of the city, but are now said to be moving it to the harder-to-reach Arsenale, a former shipyard, which is completely surrounded by water and only reachable by boat when connecting bridges are raised, BBC News and Reuters reported.
A number of other celebrities are invited to the wedding festivities, which remain a secret but are expected to kick off on Thursday and end Saturday in the picturesque Italian city.
Despite ongoing protests from local Venetians, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told The Associated Press that the city is “very proud” to be hosting the couple’s wedding.
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