Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Summer Wedding Will Not Cause Disruptions for Venice, Mayor Says: ‘Completely Unfounded’

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Summer Wedding Will Not Cause Disruptions for Venice, Mayor Says: ‘Completely Unfounded’ https://ift.tt/pTRPrze

Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said he’ll ensure “the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city”

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Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2.

The mayor of Venice is assuring its residents and visitors that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's upcoming nuptials — which will reportedly have a star-studded guest list — will not disturb the coastal Italian city.

In a short statement obtained by the Associated Press, the city denied reports from Italian and international media outlets that weddings organizers for the Amazon founder, 61, and former journalist, 55, had booked large amounts of hotel rooms as well as gondolas and water taxis, which are often used for daily transportation.

“We are mutually working and supporting the organizers, to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said, according to the AP.

“The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded,” the city added in a statement, noting that it "is their utmost priority to make sure the city functions as normal, for all, with no abnormal disruption to anyone."

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez at the 2024 Met Gala

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The city also said about 200 guests would be invited, noting that the number of attendees could be easily accommodated. The statement cited the G20 and G7 summits, the Architecture and Cinema Biennales and other large weddings as examples of high-profile events previously held in the city.

“Venice is used to being the stage for events and shows every week, without significant impacts,” the city said.

The city did not share a date for a wedding, but the AP reported that Italian media have claimed that the wedding will be between June 24-26.

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Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos in October 2024

Bezos and Sánchez went public with their relationship in 2019, and The Washington Post owner proposed to Sánchez in May 2023. The pair were on vacation in the South of France when the billionaire popped the question, and Sánchez was photographed rocking her engagement ring as she spent time with her fiancé on the yacht soon after.

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Earlier this month, it was reported that the couple had sent out their wedding invitations. The invitations, per Page Six, state the couple are set to get married this summer in Italy. Previous reports claimed the wedding might take place off the coast of Venice on their $500 million yacht named Koru in June.

Multiple reports have stated that the billionaire's nuptials are set to be star-studded and opulent, as Lauren's older brother, Paul Sánchez, told TMZ on March 27.

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"I think it's gonna be like a Princess Di thing," Paul told the outlet, referring to Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding to then Prince Charles. "Just huge and fun, and just a blast."

"I'm thrilled beyond belief," Paul added of the celebration. "It's gonna be an amazing event. It's gonna be star-studded and fun."

A source confirmed to PEOPLE Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner will be in attendance, and Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner were invited. Other celebrity names on the guest list could include the bride's close friends Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Eva Longoria, plus members of her all-female Blue Origin space crew, including Katy Perry and Gayle King.