Luxurious Wedding stirs up Protests among Venetians 🇮🇹
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TaraDeS — 9 months ago(June 23, 2025 07:08 PM)
Venice’s most guarded Secret 🤩 Inside the Bezos-Sanchez Wedding Plans
Plagued by the looming threat of disruptive protests, the upcoming Venetian wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former news anchor and licensed pilot Lauren Sanchez — which is expected to be a lavish, multimillion-dollar affair — may be one of the most anticipated and closely guarded events to be held in the floating city of love.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez attending a movie premier in London in the summer of 2022.
Spokespeople for the couple remain tight-lipped and invited guests have been required to sign NDAs, but a lid cannot be kept on widespread speculation about every detail of the event that is expected to take place this week.
At Harry’s Bar, a fabled institution that once counted Ernest Hemingway among its customers, the waiters are hoping some of the 200 guests — a mix of A-list celebrities, political dignitaries and powerful business executives — might stop in for one of their famous Bellini cocktails. Whether or not Bezos will bring his yet-unnamed groomsmen there, as George Clooney did when he married Amal Alamuddin in 2014, is anyone’s guess.
"We hope so,"
one of the waiters told CNN.
"We can’t divulge anyone who has made a reservation. We protect the privacy of all of our guests, not just the billionaires."
From the date to the guest list, possible venues and the bridal gown,
the rumor mill is spinning at a rapid pace.
Hollywood Guests and local sweet Treats
Proceedings are being overseen by boutique event planners Lanza and Baucina, the Italian duo who transformed Venice’s Grand Canal into a red carpet for the Clooneys’ glitzy wedding. Protesters believe there’s no space for a Bezos wedding in Venice, but the company has insisted that its plans are respectful of the city and the unique set of challenges it faces as one of the most overpopulated tourist sites in Europe.
"Rumors of 'taking over' the city are entirely false and diametrically opposed to our goals and to reality,"
they said in a statement shared with CNN.
"From the outset, instructions from our client and our own guiding principles were abundantly clear: the minimizing of any disruption to the city."
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin at their own Venetian wedding in 2014.
The couple is sourcing some 80% of wedding provisions from local vendors, including pastries from the Rosa Salva pastry shop, the oldest in Venice, whose owners told CNN they have been commissioned to create
"about 200 goodie bags"
. Murano glassware designer Laguna B also confirmed that it's creating special party favours. The company declined to share any further details.
Veneto regional president Luca Zaia is not concerned about the city’s plans to manage the wedding, telling one local paper,
"I repeat, this is a city that handles 150,000 people a day. George Clooney, François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek, Alexandre Arnault, Elton John and many others got married here."
He also surmised that the POTUS, who is scheduled to be in Europe this week for the NATO summit, could conceivably be on the guest list. "Of course, Donald Trump could also come to this wedding." One imagines that Trump’s priorities may have shifted considerably over the weekend.
With guests sworn to secrecy about their attendance, Sanchez’s very public bachelorette party in Paris last month may offer clues as to who will watch on as she and Bezos say
"I do"
. Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria all took part in celebrations that included a boat trip along the Seine. Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump have also been invited, according to the Associated Press.
As is tradition, Sanchez will be keeping details of her wedding gown, and its designer, under wraps until the big day, but close followers of her fashion will know she is a regular wearer of Dolce & Gabbana. Sanchez sat front and center at the Italian house’s Alta Moda show in Sardinia last summer as her son Nikko Gonzalez walked the runway, signaling a close relationship with the brand. Others in the running to dress the bride could be the storied house of Oscar de la Renta. Sanchez did not attend this year's Met Gala, but she did notably wear a custom-made gown by the label for her 2024 debut.
The couple at the Met Gala in May 2024, where Sanchez made her debut in an Oscar de la Renta gown.
Around 30 of the city’s elite water taxis, out of 280 total, are also thought to be reserved. One taxi driver told CNN he has been booked from June 25th through the 30th for
"a big wedding"
, but declined to say more on the subject. Gondolas have also been put on hold, with the city’s gondola association confirming they are ready for the event. The city’s nine yacht ports have also been booked for the week leading up to the main event. Bezos’ $500 million Koru, which is always tailed by the smaller L’Abeona, are both in the Adriatic Sea already, according to the Marine Traffic website.
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TaraDeS — 9 months ago(June 24, 2025 04:38 PM)
Bezos Wedding sparks Anti-Tourism Protests in Venice
When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez get married in Venice next week in a three-day, $10 million bash, they’ll be joined not only by fellow celebrities but also by some unwelcome guests: anti-tourism activists determined to disrupt the festivities.
Activists from "No Space For Bezos" and residents protest in Venice.
"We will throw ourselves into the water and use inflatables to oppose the event,"
said Federica Toninello, a representative of the
“No Space for Bezos”
movement, which has announced plans to peacefully block land and water access to the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, which is among the rumoured wedding party venues. The protest, she added, would be open to anybody
“who wants to join us to take back our city.”
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/bezos-hochzeit-lost-anti-tourismus-proteste-in-venedig-aus
June 24, 2025
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-21/bezos-wedding-draws-protests-soul-searching-over-tourism-in-venice
June 21, 2025
Nothing really new
but an interesting collection of numbers inside Bloomberg's article.
Like other favourite tourist destinations, it simply became too much, displacing the locals.
As it happened on Mallorca.
https://www.filmboards.com/t/Economics%2C-Business%2C-Money%2C-Finance/Tourism-
-The-good-and-bad-Consequences-3567433/
And the little island Sylt.
https://www.filmboards.com/board/p/22446623/permalink/#p22446623 -
soapbox original gangster — 9 months ago(June 24, 2025 07:56 PM)
but when it's all said and done, it's always about the money so "true love" can take a back seat to reality
https://fortune.com/2025/06/23/jeff-bezos-prenup-wedding-lauren-sanchez-mackenzie-scott/
https://futurism.com/the-byte/jeff-bezos-wedding-prenup -
TaraDeS — 9 months ago(June 25, 2025 01:35 AM)
soapbox original gangster June 24, 2025 09:56 PM
Member since October 31, 2021
but when it's all said and done, it's always about the money so "true love" can take a back seat to reality
https://fortune.com/2025/06/23/jeff-bezos-prenup-wedding-lauren-sanchez-mackenzie-scott/
https://futurism.com/the-byte/jeff-bezos-wedding-prenup
The first song that came into my mind was
True Love
(Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby).
This song fits better:
Money makes the World go round
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TaraDeS — 9 months ago(June 28, 2025 06:51 PM)
Two highlights of the wedding.
Leonardo DiCaprio tried to hide
https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/leonardo-dicaprio-trolled-for-dodgers-cap-at-jeff-bezos-wedding/
June 27, 2025
Megyn Kelly says Jeff Bezos
"looks like a walking Penis"
https://www.aol.com/megyn-kelly-says-jeff-bezos-003622977.html
June 27, 2025 -
AnthonySocksss — 9 months ago(July 01, 2025 05:52 PM)
He’s prob loving all the negative attention.
Melton1 Wanted for Pedophilia:
https://i.ibb.co/6cnPmJVr/IMG-0830.jpg
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Zjxk307CND0 -
TaraDeS — 9 months ago(July 02, 2025 03:31 PM)
kuatorises July 02, 2025 05:11 PM
Member since April 29, 2020
https://media.tenor.com/kBllrxvRzJsAAAAM/sorry-what.gif
Ok, you're just a little lipfish trying to appear intelligent.
