Overview

• The three-day ceremony is set for June 24–26 on San Giorgio Maggiore with around 200 guests including Katy Perry and Oprah Winfrey.
• Local groups “No Space for Bezos” and Laboratorio Occupato Morion have displayed banners and held demonstrations decrying disruption and excessive tourism.
• Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and city officials maintain the event will generate millions in revenue and cause minimal disturbance to daily life.
• About 80% of wedding provisions will be purchased from Venetian vendors such as Rosa Salva pastry and Laguna B glassmakers as a nod to the city’s artisanal heritage.
• Plans include reserved luxury hotels, a fleet of private water taxis and a mooring for Bezos’s megayacht under heightened security measures.