Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s multiday wedding is kicking off this week, and power players from the worlds of politics, business, and Hollywood are set to converge in Venice to celebrate.
The Amazon founder and his fiancée, a former news anchor, are getting married in the Floating City in front of about 200 of their closest family and friends.
Some of the famous faces expected to attend have already begun to arrive in Italy.
First daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, arrived at Venice’s Marco Polo airport on Tuesday and were photographed taking a water taxi to the St. Regis hotel. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who has a home in Venice, was also photographed arriving at Marco Polo.
According to social media posts, Tony Gonzalez, the NFL Hall of Famer and Sanchez’s ex-boyfriend, and his family are in Italy, including his current wife — and Sánchez’s close friend — October Gonzalez. Fox Sports broadcaster Charissa Thompson has posted from Lake Como.
Both October and Thompson were at Sanchez’s star-studded bachelorette party. Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, and Katy Perry also flew to Paris in May to celebrate the bride-to-be.
The guest lists at Bezos and Sánchez’s two engagement parties — one on Bezos’ yacht Koru and the other at billionaire Barry Diller and von Furstenberg’s Beverly Hills home — may also provide a preview of who will attend the actual nuptials. The previous events included Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Since Bezos and Sanchez’s relationship went public in 2019, they have been a fixture of A-list events, such as the Met Gala, Vanity Fair Oscars Party, and Formula 1 races, often photographed with celebrities, rather than people from the tech world.
Guests are expected to stay at some of the city’s most expensive hotels, like The Gritti Palace, Hotel Cipriani, and Aman, which are largely booked for the week. Rooms at these properties can cost upward of $10,000 a night.
Some unwelcome guests are also planning on attending. Venice locals have been protesting against Bezos ahead of the wedding this month, with signs posted around the city that read “No space for Bezos.”
Protest organizers, who have cited concerns with overtourism, have vowed to disrupt the wedding, saying they would potentially try to block access to some venues. The city, for its part, has denounced the protests and said it welcomes the wedding.
Here is the full list of reported wedding guests:
- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
- Diane von Furstenberg
- Tony and October Gonzalez
- Charissa Thompson
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