Sun Jun 29 12:10:00 UTC 2025: **Bezos and Sanchez Conclude Lavish Venetian Wedding Celebration Amidst Protests**

**Venice, Italy** – Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez capped off their extravagant, three-day wedding celebration in Venice on Saturday evening with a party at the historic Arsenale, a former shipyard. The couple’s festivities, however, were met with protests highlighting concerns about the city’s commodification by the ultra-wealthy.

The wedding, which took place on Friday in a private ceremony on the secluded island of San Giorgio Maggiore, was attended by A-list celebrities including the Kardashian-Jenner family, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Usher and Karlie Kloss. Guests seemingly honored a social media blackout.

Sanchez’s custom Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown was revealed on a Vogue digital cover, which was a high-necked lace corseted design featuring 180 silk chiffon-covered priest buttons dotting the front. She had two more outfit changes: a sweetheart-neck dress for the wedding dinner, and an intricate cocktail dress featuring 175,000 crystals by Oscar de la Renta.

The location was likely chosen for its privacy and security amidst ongoing protests in Venice, including threats of canal blockades and guerilla-style banners. These protests target what demonstrators perceive as the takeover of the city by the world’s wealthiest individuals.

While the festivities generated an estimated 68% of the city’s annual tourism turnover, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office confirmed that the city did not receive an official request from the couple, meaning the events this week are ceremonial and will not be legally binding.

Prior to the ceremony, Sanchez was seen in a ’60s-inspired tailored white skirt suit from Dior with a printed silk scarf wrapped Hepburn-style around her head, Jimmy Choo heels and an Hermès Kelly handbag. Guests have mingled all weekend wearing an array of luxury designers. Kylie Jenner wore a powder blue long lace-up corset gown, Kim Kardashian chose a slick dark toffee-colored dress and Oprah opted for a draped pink mermaid silhouette.

Italian media reported that Matteo Bocelli — son of Andrea Bocelli — began Friday evening singing “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley.

Shortly after the Vogue photos were released, Sanchez changed her Instagram account handle to Lauren Sanchez Bezos.

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