Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Are Getting Married in Venice, Italy — Here Are the Celebrities and Business Leaders Attending The nuptial festivities of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sánchez are underway in Venice, Italy.

By David James

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Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos leaves the Aman Hotel on his wedding day in Venice on June 27, 2025.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sánchez are getting married Friday in Venice, Italy. The multi-day affair, dubbed the "Wedding of the Century," is reportedly costing upwards of $55 million and has drawn celebrity guests from around the world, as well as vocal local protestors.

Celebrities and business leaders have arrived to celebrate the couple, and the guest list is reportedly set at around 200 people. Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Diane von Furstenberg, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, and Tom Brady have all been spotted.

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The wedding ceremony will take place on the private island of San Giorgio on Friday night, according to The Guardian. The wedding reception, however, is reportedly on Saturday in the Arsenale, a historic complex with fortified walls (after being changed from a more public spot due to security concerns). The event will feature a performance by Matteo Bocelli, son of Andrea Bocelli.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are seen leaving the Aman Hotel in Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos' wedding on June 26, 2025, in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Mazzola/GC Images)

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez gesture in direction of a Bezos' lookalike from the taxi boat at the Aman Hotel in Venice on June 26, 2026. ANDREA PATTARO/AFP | Getty Images

Oprah Winfrey leaves the Gritti Palace Hotel on the wedding day of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez, in Venice on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP | Getty)

Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian stand on a taxi boat as they leave the Gritti Palace Hotel ahead of the wedding of Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez in Venice on June 26, 2026. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images

Kering Ceo, François-Henri Pinault, sits on a boat at Venice Marco Polo airport ahead of Jeff Bezos' wedding on June 27, 2025. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Lauren Sanchez leaves the Aman Hotel on her wedding day with Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, in Venice on June 27, 2025. (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Other notable names expected to attend are Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, and entertainment mogul Barry Diller. CBS News reports that at least 95 private planes requested landing permission at Venice's Marco Polo Airport for the long weekend.

Meanwhile, about a dozen local organizations—including housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners, and university groups—have united under the banner "No Space for Bezos."

They say that their city is being treated as a billionaire's playground and highlights wealth inequity. Their small-scale demonstrations have included hanging protest banners on iconic landmarks, and a Bezos dummy was floated down the Grand Canal in an Amazon box clutching cash.

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