VENICE, Italy — The superyachts are moored up, the private jets have touched down and the celebrities, athletes and business leaders are in Venice for one of the most talked-about weddings of the year — that of billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
Oprah Winfrey, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Tom Brady, Bill Gates and President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner are in the “city of love,” along with Queen Rania of Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio, for the three days of lavish celebrations that began Thursday with a star-studded gala.
Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man, and Sánchez beamed and waved at members of the public as they stepped out onto a water taxi ahead of the event at the cloisters behind the city’s Chiesa della Madonna dell’Orto church. Nearby, a boat full of paparazzi eagerly snapped pictures of the pair before they entered the secluded venue.
After Friday’s wedding ceremony, Sánchez, now Lauren Sánchez Bezos, made her Instagram debut in a post in her full-length lace Dolce & Gabbana gown with a series of photos that showed her getting ready and affixing her veil.
The dress had a mermaid-style skirt and was complete with a lace turtleneck and sleeves. Bridal buttons lined the front and back of the gown.
A second post on her account featured the newlyweds appearing to exit their intimate outdoor ceremony as guests cheered in the background. Bezos wore a black tuxedo.
The main wedding bash will be Saturday in one of the halls of the Arsenale, a large former medieval shipyard turned into an art space in the eastern Castello district.
