Venice confirms hosting Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez's wedding: Only 200 guests, no disruption

Amid rumors that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' lavish wedding in Venice will throw the normal life in the city out of gear, the city administration confirmed Saturday that it's true that the city has been chosen as the destination for the wedding but it would have only 200 guests that it can accommodate and no disruption would be caused by the celebration. The city in a short statement didn’t give a date for the wedding. Italian media have reported it will be between June 24-26, with a few days of celebrations.
“The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded,” the statement said.
Venice administration said it has enough experience handling international events like G20, G7 summits where more than 200 people came to the city.
Several reports in both Italian and international media suggested that Bezos’ wedding organizers had already booked rooms at Venice’s main luxury hotels and reserved for a few days in late June large numbers of gondolas and water taxis — which are mainly used by locals and tourists for daily transportation.

The statement said there would be no abnormal disruption to anyone. “We are mutually working and supporting the organizers, to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said.

Wedding celebration on Bezos' superyacht

The celebration will take place on Bezos’ $500-million superyacht, Koru, which will be anchored in the Venice lagoon. Invitations have been sent out for the most awaited wedding as speculations that they would soon tie the knot have been doing the rounds. Earlier, it was believed that they were planning their wedding in December 2024. Bezos proposed to Sanchez in 2023, after five years of dating. Bezos and his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott finalized their divorce in 2019 and Sanchez too settled her divorce from her ex-husband Patrick Whitesell in the same year.