Can Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez's $500 Million Wedding Sink Venice? Here's What The Mayor Says

Last Updated:March 30, 2025, 23:15 IST

Bezos and Sanchez's lavish wedding has been the topic of intense scrutiny as the couple is reportedly getting married on a mega yacht worth $500 million.

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Billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to tie the knot with Lauren Sanchez in a lavish “wedding of the century" in Venice this summer, which will feature a gigantic yacht worth $500 million, Venice’s best hotels and many A-list Hollywood, business and political personalities.

Engaged since June 2023, Bezos and former TV host Sanchez’s wedding has been the topic of intense scrutiny and debate after earlier reports claimed that the couple would tie the knot in a $600 million ceremony, which the Amazon founder has since denied.

The couple made their relationship official in 2019 and got engaged in May 2023. The couple is reportedly set to marry aboard Bezos’ massive yacht Koru, which costs around $500 million, on June 26 by using the mega yacht as a water taxi.

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Will The Wedding Sink Venice?

The lavish wedding ceremony, which has grappled with environmental concerns since the beautiful city of Venice was struck by massive floods in 2019, will host an enormous number of guests, staff members and mediapersons as the couple walk down the aisle.

Now the question is whether this ceremony will sink Venice? Mayor Luigi Brugnaro disagrees, saying the ancient city can handle an influx of people eager to witness the “wedding of the century", according to Vanity Fair.

“The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded," said Brugnaro in a statement. “Venice is used to being the stage for events and shows every week, without significant impacts."

Koru will be anchored in the Venice lagoon, although guests may need to seek accommodations at one of the city’s hotels during the event. This decision comes as a relief for Venice as a 2023 report said that over-tourism in the city has put the area’s infrastructure at risk.

However, Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding still has a huge problem – the yacht is reportedly too big to navigate the Grand Canal. Venice rules prohibit the entry of big ships near historic landmarks in the city.

Who’s Coming To The Wedding?

Venice’s mayoral spokesperson said the wedding weekend is set for June 24 and 26, according to CNN. US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are likely to attend the wedding. Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner have also been invited.

Film producer Brian Glazer and models Brooks Nader and Camila Morrone could also be seen at the wedding. Some of the more notable names on the guest list include Leonardo DiCaprio, Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Jewel.

The 61-year-old billionaire entrepreneur was previously married to MacKenzie Scott in 1993. From the marriage he has four kids, three sons and an adopted daughter. The couple divorced in 2019.

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