Overview

• The three-day nuptials drew around 200 high-profile guests and wrapped up on June 28 with a star-studded party at Venice’s historic Arsenale shipyard.
• Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez pledged €3 million to Venetian institutions and hired local artisans to craft elements of the celebration.
• Activists opposing overtourism and carbon footprints held “No Space for Bezos” demonstrations, with about 1,000 protesters marching on Saturday.
• Logistics for the affair included requests for landing at least 95 private jets at Marco Polo airport and mooring multiple luxury yachts in the lagoon.
• Critics have voiced concerns over Venice’s environmental vulnerability, housing pressures and the commercialization of public spaces by ultra-wealthy events.