Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez's lavish and star-studded $10-million wedding faces big hurdle in Venice
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are preparing for their lavish and high-profile $10 million wedding in Italy. But the wedding is being met with protests in Venice. Protesters in Venice are making their message loud and clear before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez host their wedding in the Italian city.
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Curious about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding? Ever since the Amazon founder and former television journalist got engaged in May 2023, speculations have been rife about when will the two get married.Although the couple has not confirmed their wedding date, it is understood that it will take place sometime in late June and reports suggest it is going to be $10 million wedding.As Amazon founder and his finance prepare for their lavish and star-studded wedding, not everyone in the Italian city is happy about the impending nuptials.According to Fox News, last week, Venetians gathered together to protest the couple's upcoming wedding festivities over fears of disruptions in a city that is already impacted by mass tourism. "No space for Bezos," one sign read. The high-profile wedding is being met with protests from Venice locals.Bezos and Sánchez have invited celebrity friends including Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger, Katy Perry, and Ivanka Trump to their three-day wedding celebration in Venice, according to the Associated Press. Sources close to the couple told the outlet they are sourcing about 80% of their wedding provisions from local Venetian vendors as a gesture of appreciation for the romantic lagoon city. All events for the approximately 200 guests are expected to remain private.The protest reflects growing frustration among some residents who believe Venice is increasingly becoming a playground for billionaires. Many fear the high-profile event will attract an influx of celebrities and disrupt daily life for both locals and tourists.Though most of the details surrounding the wedding are unknown, one Venice citizen said, "we have our moles," per The New York Times.Federica Toninello, a protest organizer, said that one of the venues could be The Misericordia, a famed event hall. "Bezos will never get to the Misericordia," she said during a protest. "We will line the streets with our bodies, block the canals with lifesavers, dinghies and our boats.""We have to block Bezos, we have to block this idea of this city as a tourist haven that has driven up housing costs so that most ordinary Venetians can no longer afford to live here," she said, according to the NYT.Despite the backlash, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told the Associated Press that the city is "very proud.""We are very proud,'' Brugnaro said. "I don't know if I will have time [to meet Bezos and Sánchez], or if he will, to meet and shake hands, but it's an honor that they chose Venice. Venice once again reveals itself to be a global stage.''"The city is fully accustomed to hosting high-profile events of this nature and scale, including other celebrity weddings, international summits such as the G7 and G20, as well as traditional events like the Festa del Redentore and the Venice Biennale," city hall officials said in a statement to NBC."The celebrations, attended by 250 guests, will blend into the daily rhythm of a city that, with dignity and respect, welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world while safeguarding the quality of life for its residents, workers, and students."Bezos and Sánchez reportedly met in the mid-2010s but didn't go public with their relationship until 2019. Bezos proposed to Sánchez while aboard his $500 million yacht, Koru, in May 2023, she told Vogue in November of that year.W Magazine reported that Sanchez's 30-carat engagement ring is estimated to be worth between $3 million and $5 million. The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties, one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.
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