Views of hotel in Venice where newlywed Bezos and Sanchez are staying

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(28 Jun 2025)
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Venice, Italy - 28 June 2025
1. Various of Rialto Bridge in Venice
2. Various of gondolas full of tourists on canal
3. Wide exterior of the hotel where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are staying
4. Boat passing by hotel
5. Various of hotel boat at dock
6. Various of photographers staking out hotel for couple
7. Mid of the tent covering hotel entrance
8. Boat sailing towards Rialto Bridge
STORYLINE:
Billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez held their wedding ceremony in Venice Friday night.

Sánchez posted to Instagram a photo of herself beaming in a white gown as she stood alongside a tuxedo-clad Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man.

It was the second day of events spread across the Italian lagoon city, which added complexity to what would have been a massive logistical undertaking even on dry land.

Dozens of private jets had flocked to Venice’s airport, and yachts pulled into the city’s famed waterways.

Athletes, celebrities, influencers and business leaders converged to revel in extravagance that was as much a testament to the couple’s love as to their extraordinary wealth.

The heady hoopla recalled the 2014 wedding in Venice of actor George Clooney to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, when adoring crowds lined the canals and hundreds of well-wishers gathered outside City Hall.

Not so for these nuptials, which became a lightning rod for small, colorful protests.

But any desire to dampen the prevailing fever pitch hadn’t materialized as of Friday.

Instead, the glitterati were partying, and the paparazzi jostling for glimpses of the gilded gala.

And the bride wore a classic mermaid-line gown, featuring Dolce & Gabbana’s signature Italian lace.

A traditional tulle-and-lace veil completed her look.

“Not just a gown, a piece of poetry,” she wrote on Instagram, where her name now appears as Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

AP video by Niccolo Lupone
AP production by Silvia Stellacci

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