Wedding Bells for Bezos and Sanchez in June
A Star-Studded Celebration Expected in Venice
Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos will marry his fianc?e Lauren Sanchez in Venice, Italy, this June. Bezos is the world's second-richest person and also owns the influential American daily newspaper The Washington Post (WP).
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner are expected to attend the wedding. Venice, anticipating a special economic boost from the event, is bustling with activity. Unlike the backlash from overtourism that led to entrance fees being imposed, the city is warmly welcoming the wedding of this super-wealthy couple.
On the 28th, Yonhap News cited British newspapers The Times and The Telegraph reporting that Bezos and Sanchez's wedding will take place over three days starting June 24, with about 250 guests attending.
The wedding will gather global celebrities. Star broadcasters Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian, pop singer Katy Perry, and actor Orlando Bloom are also reportedly on the guest list. Bezos has reserved all of Venice's water taxis for the guests.
He has also booked Venice's top luxury hotels, including the Gritti Palace, Danieli, and Belmond Hotel Cipriani.
Luigi Brugnaro, mayor of Venice, expressed to the media, "Their wedding will bring millions of euros in economic benefits to Venice," showing high expectations. A Venice official stated, "It will be an event comparable to a G7 summit."
The Telegraph predicted that this wedding will be the largest held in Venice since Hollywood star George Clooney's.
Meanwhile, Bezos and Sanchez began dating in 2019 and were engaged for about two years. Sanchez, a third-generation Mexican immigrant and former Fox TV anchor, has won an Emmy Award in the journalism category. After obtaining a pilot's license, she founded the aerial filming company Black Ops Aviation in 2016.
Previously, Bezos married MacKenzie Scott, with whom he co-founded Amazon, in 1993; they divorced in 2019 and have four children together. At the time of their divorce, rumors of an affair between Bezos and Sanchez surfaced. Sanchez also went through divorce proceedings with her ex-husband Patrick Whitesell.
After their divorces, the two officially began dating, and it is reported that Bezos proposed to Sanchez during a European yacht trip two years ago. Recently, they attracted attention by attending President Donald Trump's inauguration together.
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