Overview

• The celebrations wrapped on June 29 with a Venetian-style masked ball at the Arsenale, capping three days of private festivities attended by about 250 global VIPs.
• Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez had legally wed in the U.S. under a multimillion-dollar prenup before exchanging vows Friday on the secluded island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
• Invitations specified no gifts, prompting donations to UNESCO’s Venice office, the CORILA lagoon research consortium and the Università Internazionale di Venezia.
• Local activists from No Space for Bezos and Extinction Rebellion maintained street demonstrations against the event’s strain on Venice’s fragile heritage and infrastructure.
• Italian authorities estimate the wedding generated nearly €1 billion in economic impact, though critics warn it underscores the city’s overtourism and preservation challenges.