Kardashians lead world's A-listers flocking to Venice for Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sanchez's ultra-lux wedding of the century
THE Kardashians are leading the world's A-listers flocking to Venice for Jeff Bezos and his bride Lauren Sanchez's ultra-rich wedding of the century.
Private jets have been landing in Italy as some of the globe's most famous faces fill grand hotels on the city built on water - ready for the celebrations.
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Kim Kardashian looks on near a boat as they depart from Marco Polo Airport
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Kim and mom Kris Jenner ahead of the wedding
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Khloe Kardashian is also on the guest list
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave their hotel ahead of their wedding
Kim Kardashian, sister Khloe and their momager Kris have already been seen boarding taxi boats to reach the city ahead of the anticipated wedding.
Kim is a good pal to bride Lauren, 55, and
£500,000
.
Other extremely high-profile
guests including
daughter
are to be pouring into the city of love
for the occassion.
Oprah Winfrey has already been seen departing from Marco Polo Airport, with other famous faces believed to be checking into one of Venice's most luxurious hotels include
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At least 95 private planes have requested permission to land at Venice's Marco Polo airport, local media reports.
Tonight
roughly 200 of the world's wealthiest and most famous faces will gather at the 15th-century
Madonna
dell'Orto church in
for the wedding's first day.
They will then head
to the Venetian island of San Giovanni Evangelista for a sumptuous banquet.
And that is just a slice of what is to come.
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The five-star Aman Venice, where Jeff and Lauren will be staying and where suites cost as much as £10,000 a night, has been fully booked out for the occasion, as have several other high-end hotels.
And they are not the only businesses profiting from the Bezos bonanza, with around 80 per cent of provisions for the wedding apparently being sourced locally.
Today may be the official start to proceedings, but celebrations have already been taking place 160 miles away, on board Jeff's £370million superyacht Koru, which is anchored off the
$500m superyacht, $32k-night-hotels & a $2m ring… inside the Bezos wedding of the century in world's most beautiful city
The yacht was supposed to be a focal point for the three-day event in Venice, but thanks to heightened security measures, it is staying put in Croatia.
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According to insiders, there had to be last-minute changes to some wedding plans following the
Bezos, 61, who is worth £165billion, and his billionaire friends are potential American targets, making his over-exposed
yacht
too much of a risk.
The ceremony tomorrow promises to be a spectacular and sumptuous affair fit for the third richest man in the world.
Earlier this week, construction workers were seen building a white cover above the breathtaking amphitheatre at San Giorgio Maggiore, guaranteeing privacy from
drones
.
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Once Mr and Mrs Bezos have made things official there, the party will dine out in style, with the requisite fireworks launched to seal the deal.
Closing the epic three-day event will be a grand ball on Saturday at the Arsenale, the city's ancient shipyard.
The original plan was to end up at the city's majestic Scuola Grande della Misericordia building in the centre, but the site has been deemed 'logistically unfeasible' given the need for high security.
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Oprah Winfrey has also arrived in the Italian city
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Kim Kardashian boards a water taxi with family and friends
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Jeff Bezos waves as his friends and family pile into Venice for the wedding
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding is being held in Italy
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The Arsenale will see a performance by
opera
singer Matteo Bocelli, son of Andrea Bocelli.
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As for the dress, it is widely believed that previously married mum-of-three Lauren will plump for Dolce & Gabbana for the ceremony itself.
She is close friends with the sartorial duo, who even featured her son Nikko, 24, in a fashion show last year.
She and Jeff were then spotted visiting their iconic store in
Nevertheless, multiple events call for multiple outfits and, according to insiders, designers Versace and
Oscar
de
la
Renta are also on the docket.
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The latter was responsible for Lauren's line of
Lauren had intended that adventure to empower women by gathering a gaggle of girls, including singer
But the journey was slammed for being just a self-congratulatory vanity project, not least because Katy Perry took the chance to announce her latest tour's setlist while in zero gravity.
Needless to say, Lauren will this time be keen to strike that fine balance between ex- travagant and modest, proving that despite their love for rockets and superyachts, she and Jeff do have their feet firmly planted on the ground.
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Still, the couple have survived rockier terrain. After all,
news
of their relationship came out in 2019 while they were both still married to other people.
Indeed, it was Lauren's then husband,
Hollywood
agent Patrick Whitesell, who introduced the pair.
Both Jeff and Lauren say their respective marriages had secretly ended before they got together.
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Several women who attended Sanchez's bachelorette party are expected to show
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are also said to be coming to the wedding
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Leonardo DiCaprio will be a guest at the wedding
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They both then divorced their spouses, with
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Since getting together with Lauren — and proposing to her with a 30-carat ring worth a reported £3.6million in 2023 — Jeff has transformed from a so-called nerd to a buffed-up tech guy.
He now seems happier hobnobbing with celebrities than he is chairing board meetings.
Lauren, for her part, has always lived a starry existence.
Her mega hen do weekend in
luxury
.
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So, despite nerves surrounding security and an emphasis on discretion, it is only a matter of time before we see a gym-buffed Jeff and his designer-clad missus smiling broadly in their bridal best — either in the pages of Vanity Fair or
Vogue
.
In the meantime, it is safe to say that over the
next
few days they will be putting the more in amore.
Which guests are rumoured to be attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez' wedding?
Oprah Winfrey
Kim Kardashian
Kris Jenner
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom
Eva Longoria
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner
Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg
Brian Grazer
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brooks Nader and Camila Morrone
Joshua Kushne
r
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson
Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos
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Guests will head to the Venetian island of San Giovanni Evangelista for a sumptuous banquet
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Where the wedding banquet will be held
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The location of the lavish wedding, Venice
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