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Bezos Wedding Moved to Isolated Arsenale Following Venetian Protests

Organizers shifted the ceremony to a water-surrounded 14th-century complex following threats of canal blockades by protest groups.

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Activists of international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner displaying a picture of Jeff Bezos and reading "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax" at St Mark square in Venice on June 23, 2025. Venice will host the wedding of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez before the end of the month with more than 200 guests expected to attend. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP) (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Security concerns and activist pressure prompted relocation from Cannaregio’s Scuola Grande della Misericordia to the Arsenale hall in the Castello district.
  • Local campaign groups including No Space for Bezos and Greenpeace plan demonstrations and disruptive blockades during the June 26–28 celebrations.
  • Veneto governor Luca Zaia and Mayor Luigi Brugnaro defended the event, forecasting up to €48 million in revenue from 90 private jets and luxury hospitality.
  • An estimated 200–250 VIP guests, among them Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Oprah Winfrey, are traveling on about 90 private jets and staying at five high-end hotels.
  • The couple has asked attendees to make charitable donations instead of gifts and they are contributing €1 million to Corila’s lagoon ecosystem research.