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Bezos and Sánchez Begin Venice Wedding Despite Protests and Security Relocation

They are housing 250 guests in five luxury hotels; a €1 million donation to lagoon conservation group Corila seeks to address rising local opposition.

CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos and partner Lauren Sanchez attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2, 2025.
El enlace entre el fundador de Amazon y la reportera se celebrará entre el 26 y el 28 de junio con unos 250 invitados de lujo y un presupuesto de 10 a 30 millones de dólares
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Overview

  • The three-day celebration has drawn around 250 guests, including Hollywood stars and business leaders, across multiple historic venues in Venice.
  • Activists from Greenpeace Italia and local coalition No Space for Bezos have deployed 400 m² banners in St. Mark’s Square and plan waterways blockades to protest the event’s scale.
  • Security concerns prompted the couple to move their final reception from Scuola Grande della Misericordia to the fortified Venice Arsenal under private ex-marine protection.
  • Bezos and Sánchez rented five top-tier hotels—Aman Venice, Danieli, Gritti Palace, Cipriani and St. Regis—leading to the relocation of previously booked guests.
  • In addition to asking attendees to donate to social or environmental causes instead of giving gifts, the pair gifted €1 million to Consorcio Corila for lagoon preservation.