At the Bezos-Sanchez wedding: Bride, groom and VIP guests gather on San Giorgio Maggiore for the main event
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos have made it onto the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where they will celebrate their marriage on Friday evening.
Hours ahead of the expected ceremony, the bride traveled to the island by water taxi. Wearing an elegant cream silk suit by Dior, coyly styled with a silk headscarf and sunglasses, Sanchez blew a kiss to photographers before her departure. Bezos, in a back tuxedo, made his way across a couple of hours later followed by the couple's 200-or-so guests.
Though tonight is slated to be the extravaganza's tentpole event, 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.
On Thursday night, celebrities gathered for a kick-off event at the medieval Madonna dell'Orto church. A traffic ordinance issued from Venice City Hall, barred pedestrian foot traffic around the 14th-century cathedral, which houses artworks from the Venetian painter Tintoretto, from late afternoon until midnight.
In line with the event's tightly guarded details, guests appeared to adhere to a social media blackout, with little activity on their feeds except for a few glimpses of the city itself and the stormy weather overnight.
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The three-day affair is taking place until Saturday, with some 200 guests joining the billionaire Amazon founder and the former journalist in celebrating their marriage after a two-year engagement.
The events are estimated to cost some 40-48 million euros ($46.5-55.6 million), according to Reuters. 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.
Celebrities come out
A barrage of A-listers were photographed in the city on Thursday. Kim Kardashian arrived 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 were also spotted. Ivanka Trump, Jared Kusher and their children have already spent a few days in the city, with Trump posting on Instagram, 'Ready to celebrate the love story of our friends,' along with a pic of her hotel suite bearing the name 'Dolce Vita.'
By 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 bride wore a shimmering brocade corset dress from Schiaparelli's most recent couture collection.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.
A shape-shifting schedule
With the threat of disruptive protests ever-present, the venues and plans have been kept fluid.
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.
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.
Fashion on show
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, she opted for a vintage Alexander McQueen one-shoulder gown for one of her first appearances in the city.
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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CLICKER — 'The nation's cartoonists on the week in politics,' edited by Matt Wuerker — 17 funnies GREAT WEEKEND READS: — 'Extreme Violence Without Genocide,' by The Atlantic's Graeme Wood: 'The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.' — 'How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans,' by Cezary Podkul for ProPublica: 'The huge demand for accounts used for misbehavior gives banks a crucial, and not always welcome, role as gatekeepers … Yet from the U.S. to Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong, banks have consistently failed at that responsibility.' — 'It's Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On,' by NYT's Priya Krishna: 'For a few short months, dozens of part-time importers in New Jersey relentlessly compete to get the fruit into the hands of an eager diaspora.' — 'Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism,' by The New Yorker's Rivka Galchen: 'It's clear that we're on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?' — 'Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA,' by Wired's Will Bahr: 'WIRED attended a biohacking conference filled with unorthodox and often unproven anti-aging treatments. Adherents revealed how the Make America Healthy Again movement has given them a renewed fervor.' — 'It Was Already One of Texas's Strangest Cold Cases. Then a Secretive Figure Appeared,' by Texas Monthly's Peter Holley: 'Jason Landry's disappearance confounded the state's top investigators. When thousands of online sleuths got involved, intrigue turned into obsession.' TALK OF THE TOWN Joe Biden paid his respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman as they lay in state in St. Paul. He also visited John Hoffman and his family in the hospital. Bobby Scott's family said Donald Trump's military parade had illegally played 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' despite being told they didn't have permission. Thomas LeGro, a Pulitzer-winning video journalist at WaPo, was arrested on child pornography charges. PLAYBOOK REAL ESTATE SECTION — 'Sen. Tim Sheehy Lists Home on Montana's Flathead Lake for $10.25 Million,' by WSJ's Katherine Clarke: 'The property, known as Bird Point, is about 30 miles from Big Fork, Mont. It encompasses a roughly 7-acre peninsula at the south end of the lake. There are numerous structures, including a roughly 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom main house, plus a cabin and a guesthouse.' OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at Hamburger Group Creative's summer rooftop reception at their new Union Market office Thursday night: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), Martin Hamburger, Claire Carlin, Kevin Walling, Alex Stroman, Liz Amster, Brooke Butler, Rob Bassin, Mac Deford, Matt Corridoni, Matt Fried, Jon Gonin, Tony P., J. Toscano, Emma Weir, Kim Devlin and Marty Stone. TRANSITIONS — Tim Carroll is now senior press secretary for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. He previously was deputy associate administrator for public affairs at the EPA in the Biden administration. … Diana London is now president of the American Growth and Innovation Forum, a new organization that aims to advocate for and drive positive narratives about U.S. businesses. … … Casey Clemmons is now chief of staff at West Point Thoroughbreds. He previously was director of scheduling for then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. … Jasmin Alemán is now VP of U.S. government and regulatory affairs for BNP Paribas. She previously was a congressional affairs specialist at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and is a Ritchie Torres and Chuck Schumer alum. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Elon Musk … Ziad Ojakli … POLITICO's Alex Keeney, Eli Reyes, Scott Waldman and Amelia Davidson … Erin McPike … FGS Global's Richard Walters … Carolyn Coda of Invariant … Paul Bonicelli … Allison Aprahamian of Senate Foreign Relations … Megan Bloomgren … Bill Hulse of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce … Pete Nonis … Kate Mills of Monument Advocacy … Rob Tappan … Al-Monitor's Elizabeth Hagedorn … Bill Greener III … former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta … Jesse Holland … former Reps. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) (8-0) and Donna Edwards (D-Md.) … Marc Kasowitz … Laura Tyson … Yaffa Fredrick THE SHOWS (Full Sunday show listings here): Fox News 'Sunday Morning Futures': President Donald Trump. POLITICO 'The Conversation with Dasha Burns': Alex Bruesewitz. NBC 'Meet the Press': Zohran Mamdani … Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) … Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). Panel: Courtney Kube, Stephanie Murphy, Amna Nawaz and Marc Short. ABC 'This Week': Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) … House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries … Fiona Havers. Supreme Court panel: Devin Dwyer and Sarah Isgur. Panel: Ramesh Ponnuru, Marianna Sotomayor and Faiz Shakir. FOX 'Fox News Sunday': Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) … Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.). Panel: Olivia Beavers, Richard Fowler, Katie Pavlich and Kevin Roberts. CBS 'Face the Nation': Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) … Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) … Amir-Saeid Iravani … Rafael Mariano Grossi … Scott Gottlieb. CNN 'State of the Union': Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) … Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). Panel: Rep. Riley Moore ( Alyssa Farah Griffin, Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) and Ashley Allison. MSNBC 'The Weekend: Primetime': Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.). NewsNation 'The Hill Sunday': Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) … Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) … Carol Moseley Braun. Panel: Burgess Everett, Domenico Montanaro, Margaret Talev and Jason Willick. Send Playbookers tips to playbook@ or text us on Signal here. 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