Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding is celebrated with celebrity guests in Venice. See the photos.
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez got married in Venice, Italy, on Friday, with a star-studded celebrity guest list joining them for the festivities.
Sánchez posted a photo of the couple on Instagram, showing herself in a fitted wedding dress with a long train, high neck and lace sleeves, and Bezos in a classic black tuxedo, as their guests clapped.
Wedding location details have been kept under wraps, but Italian newspapers and Venetian locals predicted it would take place at San Giorgio Maggiore, one of the Venetian islands, which is known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. Bezos and Sanchez invited some 200 guests, according to media reports.
Jeff Bezos waves from a water taxi on June 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.Lauren Sanchez blows a kiss to the camera ahead of her anticipated wedding celebrations with Jeff Bezos, in Venice, Italy, on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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This is the second marriage for both Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55. Bezos was previously married to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, but the pair divorced in 2019. Sánchez's first marriage to Patrick Whitesell, the executive chair of the talent firm Endeavor, also ended in 2019.
Ahead of the nuptials, movie stars, TV personalities and business titans were sighted around Venice. Some were seen arriving on Thursday at the Madonna dell'Orto church for the first of several planned events. Some of the more recognizable names seen in photos include Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, the Kardashians and Jenners, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Tom Brady, Bill Gates, Diane von Furstenberg, Usher, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.
The influx of so much money and star power prompted protests from local Venetian residents, who launched the "No Space for Bezos" campaign. It comes amid a broader pushback against an overload of tourists across Europe, with some blaming the crowds of visitors for increased costs and rent.
But nothing seemed to mar the celebratory mood as Bezos, Sánchez and their guests gathered for the big day.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos leaves the Aman Hotel in Venice wearing a tuxedo on June 27, 2025.
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Lauren Sanchez leaves her hotel in Venice ahead of her wedding celebrations with Jeff Bezos, June 27, 2025.
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The boat carrying Jeff Bezos travels past St. Mark's Square in Venice on the way to celebrations of his wedding to Lauren Sanchez, on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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A motorboat transports Amazon founder Jeff Bezos towards San Giorgio Maggiore on the second day of festivities celebrating his wedding to Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025.
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Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian leave the Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King leave the Gritti Palace Hotel for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Khloé Kardashian leaves a hotel ahead of the anticipated wedding celebrations of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Brooks Nader leaves a hotel ahead of the anticipated wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner are seen ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore on June 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Luigi Iorio/Kylie Jenner is helped into a water taxi in Venice on the second day of the wedding festivities of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, June 27, 2025.
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Orlando Bloom is seen ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice on June 27, 2025.
Luigi Iorio/Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah leaves the St. Regis Hotel in Venice on the second day of the wedding festivities of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, June 27, 2025.
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Ellie Goulding and friends ahead of the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore on June 27, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
Luigi Iorio/Leonardo DiCaprio leaves Gritti Palace in Venice with a black baseball cap shielding his face, ahead of the wedding festivities of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, June 27, 2025.
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Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump leave the St. Regis Hotel in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Usher and his wife Jennifer Goicoechea leave a hotel ahead of the anticipated wedding celebrations of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, Italy, on June 27, 2025.
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Kris Jenner leaves Gritti Palace on the second day of the wedding festivities of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025.
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Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian take a selfie on their way to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding in Venice on June 27, 2025.
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Celebrations started on Thursday, with guests gathering for a reception ahead of the wedding day. Photos captured many celebrity guests boarding water taxis and enjoying the beautiful surroundings.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave a hotel for their pre-wedding reception in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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Jeff Bezos waves as he and Lauren Sanchez leave a hotel for their pre-wedding reception in Venice, June 26, 2025.
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Bill Gates and partner Paula Hurd leave after a visit at the Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding, on June 27, 2025.
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Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner are sighted ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding on June 26, 2025, in Venice, Italy.
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Tom Brady, center, leaves a hotel for the pre-wedding reception of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, June 26, 2025.
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Orlando Bloom, center, leaves a hotel for the pre-wedding reception of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, June 26, 2025.
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Lydia Kives stands on a balcony of the Gritti Palace in Venice, ahead of the wedding of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez, on June 26, 2026.
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Usher arrives in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding.
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Leonardo Di Caprio is sighted ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding at Hotel Gritti in Venice on June 26, 2025.
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Vittoria Ceretti, center right, and Edward Enninful, center left, leave a hotel for the pre-wedding reception of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, June 26, 2025.
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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are seen ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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Orlando Bloom is sighted ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding at Hotel Gritti on June 26, 2025, in Venice, Italy.
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Domenico Dolce, left, arrives in Venice on June 26, 2025, ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding.
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Usher and wife Jennifer Goicoechea take a selfie on a taxi boat in the Venice lagoon ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding, June 27, 2025.
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Barry Diller, left, and Diane von Furstenberg arrive in Venice on June 26, 2025, ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding.
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