Jeff Bezos Wedding: Full List of Celebrities Attending
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Wedding bells will soon ring out for billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his bride, Lauren Sánchez. The two will tie the knot in the Italian city of Venice and A-list guests have been flocking to celebrate with them.
The Context
The wedding has dominated headlines for weeks, coverage split between the wedding itself, and the protests in Venice against it.
The upcoming nuptials have ignited anger among locals and activists, who have united under the "No Space for Bezos" movement, and have argued that the wedding plans amount to the privatization and commercialization of Venice, exacerbating concerns about the city's long-standing problems with too much tourism.
This has been denied by the couple's wedding planners, and the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, who said: "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," as per The Associated Press.
Much of the wedding details, including the exact date remain under wraps. Festivities began on Thursday, June 26 when Sánchez stepped out in her first bridal outfit, a gown from Schiaparelli's 2025 Spring Couture collection, designed by Daniel Roseberry.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave the Aman Hotel to go to dinner with guests ahead of their wedding, on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave the Aman Hotel to go to dinner with guests ahead of their wedding, on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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It's the second marriage for Bezos, who split from his first wife Mackenzie Scott in 2019. The two had been married since 1993 and the couple share four children. Sánchez was previously married to Patrick Whitesell, with whom she shares two children. Sánchez had her first child with former Kansas City Chiefs player Tony Gonzalez.
Bezos and Sánchez have been engaged since 2023.
Which Celebrities are attending the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding?
More than 200 guests are expected to attend the wedding. And while the full guest list hasn't been made public, here are all the celebrity guests spotted so far at the most talked about wedding of the year.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
Italian fashion model Victoria Ceretti
TV Reality star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Kim Kardashian ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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TV Reality star Kris Jenner
Business executive Corey Gamble
TV Reality star Khloe Kardashian
TV Reality star Kylie Jenner
Model and reality star Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner, left, and Kylie Jenner are photographed ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Wedding on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Kendall Jenner, left, and Kylie Jenner are photographed ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Wedding on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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Former editor-in-chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful
Football legend Tom Brady
Actor Orlando Bloom
British actor Orlando Bloom and guests get on a taxi boat at the Gritti Palace Hotel ahead of the wedding of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026.
British actor Orlando Bloom and guests get on a taxi boat at the Gritti Palace Hotel ahead of the wedding of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026.
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TV icon Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is seen ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Oprah Winfrey is seen ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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Daughter of President Donald Trump Ivanka Trump
Son-in-law of Trump Jared Kushner
Belgian fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg
Queen Rania of Jordan
Crown Prince of Jordan, Hussein bin Abdullah
Jordanian royal family member Princess Rajwa Al Hussein
Jordanian royal family member Princess Iman Bint Hussein
U.S. Fashion designer Sarah Staudinger
U.S. film producer Brian Grazer
U.S. entrepreneur Veronica Smiley
U.S. fashion model Karlie Kloss
Cuban American businessman and adoptive father of Jeff Bezos Miguel Bezos
U.S. businessman Barry Diller
Italian fashion designer Domenico Dolce
Brazilian soccer player Guilherme Siqueira
TV personality Gayle King
Where will the wedding take place?
The wedding festivities are extensive, with celebrations taking place over multiple days at multiple venues.
The bride and groom are said to have changed their plans to avoid protests and move the wedding to a more remote location.
Initially, celebrations were slated to take place in Cannaregio, in Venice's historic center.
However, the local group "No Space for Bezos," threatened to disrupt the ceremony with inflatable crocodiles and a group plunge into canals.
The bride and groom are believed to have changed their plans to avoid the protesters and moved the wedding to a much more isolated location. A nonbinding ceremony, when the couple will exchange vows, is due on the small island of San Giorgio on Friday, Reuters and The Associated Press reported.
The wedding reception, which is rumored to be taking place on Saturday, is now expected to take place inside of the Arsenale, a 14th-century complex of former shipyards and armories on the eastern side of the historic center, Reuters has reported.
How much has the wedding cost?
The wedding will cost between $46 million and $56 million, according to Reuters estimates.
An estimated 90 private jets are expected to arrive for the event, and 30 water taxis have been booked.
A copy of Bezos and Sánchez's wedding invitation obtained by ABC News tells guests "no gifts," and instead requests that donations be made on behalf of guests to a number of organizations, including the UNESCO Venice Office to "safeguard this city's irreplaceable cultural heritage."
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- Fox News
Jeff Bezos spotted in tuxedo, Lauren Sánchez dressed in white ahead of Venice wedding
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding celebrations are in full swing as the streets of Venice have been buzzing with star power and A-list arrivals. On Friday, the Amazon founder was all smiles as he waved to onlookers, while looking sharp in a classic black tuxedo as he headed to San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, where the wedding is reportedly being held today. The billionaire businessman, 61, was also seen in a water taxi to meet his soon-to-be wife. Sánchez, 55, was photographed earlier in the day stepping out of the Aman Hotel in a white short-sleeved jacket and matching skirt. She also wore a headscarf and sunglasses, and was seen blowing a kiss to the camera. Photographers showed her leaving in a water taxi before arriving on San Giorgio island. Earlier Friday, Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner stepped out in head-turning fashion, with Kardashian in a black dress and flip-flops while Jenner wore a bold leopard-print gown. Actress Sydney Sweeney was also photographed walking the streets of Venice in a short black dress with a plunging neckline. Model Vittoria Ceretti – Leonardo DiCaprio's current girlfriend – was spotted in a floral dress, talking on the phone as she carried what appeared to be a shopping bag, and Orlando Bloom stepped outside the Gritti Palace Hotel, where he was photographed. Singer Usher and wife Jennifer Goicoechea were seen taking photos of their own while on a water taxi Friday. A-listers have been flooding the Italian streets for the luxurious wedding of Bezos and Sánchez, one of the year's most talked-about celebrations. On Thursday, celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian, 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. 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. She later posted a photo of herself in the gown on her Instagram story, referring to it as her "pre-wedding dress." Guests reportedly arrived in a convoy of about 30 boats. According to the outlet, guests were served 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.
Chicago Tribune
35 minutes ago
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The best that Bezos' money can buy: The billionaire's Venice wedding to Lauren Sánchez causes a stir
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The heady hoopla recalled the 2014 wedding in Venice of actor George Clooney to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, when adoring crowds lined the canals and hundreds of well-wishers gathered outside City Hall. Not so for these nuptials, which have become a lightning rod for protests. Still, any desire to dampen the prevailing fever pitch has yet to materialize. Instead, the glitterati were set to party, and the paparazzi jostling for glimpses of the gilded gala. Whatever happens, it will be a wedding for the ages. Venice is famed for its network of canals, where gondoliers croon for lovestruck couples and even ambulances are aquatic. But water transport of everything from bouquets to guests makes Venice among the world's most challenging cities for a party, according to Jack Ezon, CEO of luxury travel advisory and event planner Embark Beyond. 'It's a very tight-knit community; everyone there knows everyone, and you need to work with the right people,' said Ezon, whose company has put on a dozen high-end events in Venice. 'There's very tight control, especially on movement there with boats.' It at least triples the cost versus staging the same soiree in Rome or Florence, he said. Veneto Gov. Luca Zaia was first to give an estimated tally for the Bezos/Sánchez bash: He told reporters this week the most recent total he saw was between 40 million and 48 million euros (up to $56 million). It's an eye-popping, jaw-dropping figure that's over 1,000 times the $36,000 average cost of American couples' weddings in 2025, according to wedding planning website Zola's annual report. Bezos' team has been tight-lipped about where these millions are going. When the youngest son of Asia's richest man married last July, performances by pop stars Rihanna and Justin Bieber pushed up the price tag. 'How do you spend $40 million on a three- or four-day event?' Ezon said. 'You could bring headliners, A-list performers, great DJs from anywhere in the world. You could spend $2 million on an incredible glass tent that's only there for 10 hours, but it takes a month to build,' or expand the celebration to local landmarks. There's no sign Sánchez and Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, intend to take over any of Venice's tourist-thronged hotspots. Still, intense hand-wringing about the prospect prompted their wedding coordinator, Lanza & Baucina, to issue a rare statement calling those rumors false. On Thursday, a string of water taxis cut through the lagoon to bring Bezos, Sánchez and guests to the Madonna dell'Orto cloister as some onlookers cheered. Paparazzi followed in their own boats, trying to capture guests on camera — Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom — as police on jet skis patrolled. On Friday afternoon, Sánchez emerged from her hotel wearing a silk scarf on her head and blew a kiss to journalists before stepping into her water taxi. It carried her through the canals to San Giorgio island, across the lagoon basin from St. Mark's Square, where the couple is expected to hold a ceremony later in the day. Associated Press journalists circling the island earlier saw private security personnel stationed at every landing point, including its newly installed dock. Local media have also reported a reception Saturday in the Arsenale, a former navy base best known as a primary venue for the Venice Biennale. There are some who say these two should not be wed in this city. They characterize the wedding as a decadent display of wealth in a world with growing inequality, and argue it's a shining example of tourism taking precedence over residents' needs, particularly affordable housing and essential services. Venice is also one of the cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels from climate change. 'Venice is not just a pretty picture, a pretty postcard to please the needs and wants of the elite or of mass tourists, but it is an alive city, made of people who want to actually live there,' Stella Faye, a university researcher from Venice, said on Friday. About a dozen Venetian organizations — including housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners and university groups — are protesting under the banner 'No Space for Bezos,' a play on words referring to his space exploration company Blue Origin and the bride's recent space flight. Greenpeace unfurled a banner in St. Mark's Square denouncing Bezos for paying insufficient taxes. Activists floated a bald-headed Bezos-inspired mannequin down Venice's Grand Canal atop an Amazon delivery box, its hands clenching fake cash. Authorities — from Venice's mayor to the nation's tourism minister — have dismissed the outcry, saying it ignores the visibility and economic boost the wedding brings. 'There will be photos everywhere, social media will go wild over the bride's dress, over the ceremony,' Italy's tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, told the AP. 'All of this translates into a massive free publicity campaign. In fact, because they will spend a lot of money, they will enrich Venice — our shopkeepers, artisans, restauranteurs, hotels. So it's a great opportunity both for spending and for promoting Italy in the world.' As Amazon's CEO, Bezos usually avoided the limelight, frequently delegating announcements and business updates to his executives. Today he has a net worth of $231 billion, according to Forbes. In 2019, he announced he was divorcing his first wife, MacKenzie Scott, just before the National Enquirer published a story about an affair with Sánchez, a former TV news anchor. Sánchez filed for divorce the day after Bezos' divorce was finalized. He stepped down as CEO in 2021, saying he wished to spend more time on side projects, including Blue Origin, The Washington Post, which he owns, and his philanthropic initiatives. Sitting beside Sánchez during an interview with CNN in 2022, he announced plans to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime. Last week, a Venetian environmental research association issued a statement saying Bezos' Earth Fund was supporting its work with an 'important donation.' CORILA, which seeks protection of the Venetian lagoon system, said contact began in April, well before any protests.
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I was in Venice for George Clooney's wedding. Jeff Bezos' feels completely different — and not in a good way.
Christine Matthey is a Swiss-Italian art gallery owner. Business Insider interviewed her in Venice, where she lives, ahead of Jeff Bezos' wedding to Lauren Sánchez. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. I was living in Venice when George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin. The mood in the city was nothing like it is now, for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. To start with, George Clooney is not Jeff Bezos. Bezos is a friend and donor to Donald Trump. Ivanka Trump is even here for the wedding. For that reason, among others, I'm not happy with Jeff Bezos being this close to my house, or in Venice at all, for that matter. It's not only because of politics, but also because of Amazon, what he represents, and the potential damage his wedding is bringing to this city. I grew up in Venice until I moved to Switzerland for school. I now live here for six months of every year, and I care about the city's preservation. One major concern is the "moto ondoso," or "wave motion." It refers to the damage caused by the yachts, water taxis, and other boats in the canals, which erode the foundations of Venice's historic buildings. It's causing real damage to the city. Bezos has hired fleets of water taxis. It adds to the problems of a city already in danger. He says he has donated 3 million euros to three local institutions, but what does 3 million euros mean to him? (Editor's note: The wedding will use around 30 of Venice's 280 water taxis, according to Venice city officials.) Sure, the wedding brings money to the local economy. But I don't think the long-term damage is worth the short-term gain. Around San Marco, many people depend on tourism. They sell expensive goods to wealthy visitors. I imagine they're happy to see celebrities, and less concerned with the politics. But for young Venetians, it's a different story. Wages are low. Housing is nearly impossible to afford. It's hard to be OK with a billionaire wedding in the middle of all of these difficulties. That's part of what is fueling the protests. On Monday, I passed by San Marco Square just as Greenpeace unfurled a huge banner with Bezos's face. It read: "If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax." I've also been following the "No Space for Bezos" movement on Instagram. As of Thursday, I haven't noticed major disruption. But I'm nervous. I have an art gallery near the Arsenale, and I just hope I can get to it this weekend without being blocked by police because of the wedding. The wedding has divided Venice. For me, I sit in the camp of thinking the protesters are brave, especially so in a country where the police can be tough. They're putting themselves on the line, unafraid of being hurt or brutalized, to make their point. And honestly, I admire them for it.
