Overview

• The ceremony kicked off on June 26 at a secret location on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, with roughly 200 VIP guests expected to stay through June 28.
• Organizers arranged for at least 95 private jets to land at Marco Polo Airport and moored Bezos’s 127-meter superyacht, the Koru, opposite St. Mark’s Square.
• Protesters from No Space for Bezos and Greenpeace demonstrated in St. Mark’s Square and along the canals, unfurling banners demanding higher taxes on the super-rich.
• In the days before the wedding, the couple donated about $1 million to the Venice lagoon research consortium and made contributions to UNESCO and local charities.
• Venice officials and business owners forecast that luxury hotel bookings and local spending tied to the festivities will inject millions of euros into the city’s economy.