Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez Prepare Lavish Venice Wedding/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are tying the knot in a lavish three-day wedding celebration in Venice, Italy, attracting Hollywood royalty and global attention. Their relationship, which began quietly and blossomed publicly in 2019, now reaches new heights amid glittering festivities. The couple’s union marks a personal milestone in a whirlwind year of high-profile appearances and shared adventures.
Bezos–Sánchez Wedding + Quick Looks
- Venetian extravaganza: Three-day affair with A-list celebrity guests.
- Love story timeline: From secret romance to public engagement aboard a $500M yacht.
- Celebrity sightings: DiCaprio, Kardashians, Brady among guests in Venice.
- Bachelorette bash: Sánchez partied in Paris with Hollywood’s elite.
- Milestone year: Couple attended Trump’s inauguration and Blue Origin’s all-women spaceflight.
Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez Prepare Lavish Venice Wedding
Deep Look
BEZOS AND SÁNCHEZ WED IN VENICE SPLENDOR
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Emmy-winning journalist and pilot Lauren Sánchez are officially celebrating their love with a lavish wedding set against the romantic canals of Venice, Italy. The three-day extravaganza, drawing an A-list guest list, marks the second marriage for both.
Bezos and Sánchez, engaged since 2023, are expected to host about 200 guests. Among those already spotted: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Orlando Bloom, Tom Brady, Kylie Jenner, Oprah Winfrey, and Kris Jenner. Even Ivanka Trump and her family were photographed arriving earlier this week at Venice’s Marco Polo Airport.
A-LIST GUESTS ARRIVE BY BOAT
Thursday saw a glittering parade of celebrities boarding water taxis outside Venice’s luxury hotels. People Magazine reported that the couple hosted a welcome party inside a cloister adjoining the historic Madonna dell’Orto church, where Sánchez stunned in a golden satin gown from Schiaparelli’s Spring-Summer 2025 Haute Couture collection.
Guests arrived in a flotilla of about 30 boats, while chefs prepared pizza on-site under the watch of a famous Neapolitan pizza master. White and purple flowers, a piano, and glowing decor transformed the venue into an opulent Venetian wonderland.
A LOVE STORY YEARS IN THE MAKING
Bezos and Sánchez’s relationship traces back to the mid-2010s. In 2018, Bezos hired Sánchez’s aerial film company, Black Ops Aviation, to produce a promo for his space venture, Blue Origin. By 2019, both had publicly separated from their previous partners—Bezos from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, and Sánchez from Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell—and emerged as a couple.
Their engagement story rivals any romance novel. Sánchez shared with Vogue that Bezos proposed aboard his $500 million yacht, Koru, in May 2023. “When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” she recalled. The ring? A spectacular 30-carat pink diamond, valued between $3 million and $5 million, according to W Magazine.
TWO ENGAGEMENT PARTIES AND PURE BLISS
Sánchez celebrated her engagement with two parties—one in Beverly Hills and another in picturesque Positano, Italy. In interviews, she radiated joy.
“You know what I’m most excited about? I get to marry the man of my dreams,” Sánchez told Extra last year. “I do. He’s amazing. I get to spend the rest of my life with him, and he loves my kids. And that is really what I am looking forward to.”
Sánchez, a mother of three, shares children with both Whitesell and former NFL star Tony Gonzalez. Bezos has four children with his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott.
SIMPLE MOMENTS AND SHARED LIFE
Despite the high-profile appearances and headlines, Sánchez cherishes quiet routines with Bezos.
“I love waking up. I make myself a cup of coffee. I make Jeff a cup of coffee, and we kind of have this magic moment where it’s just us talking,” she told People. “The kids haven’t woken up yet. And we don’t get on our phones. That’s one of the rules. He definitely made that rule.”
Evenings, she says, are reserved for TV time. “My favorite time is when the house is calm and quiet and Jeff and I are deciding what show we’re going to binge that night,” she revealed, laughing about their different viewing tastes.
A MILESTONE YEAR FOR THE COUPLE
The couple’s relationship has been woven into some of the year’s most visible events. In January, they sat front row at President Donald Trump’s inauguration, alongside tech titans like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai.
In April, Sánchez made headlines as part of the first all-female space crew launched aboard Blue Origin—a journey she took with friends including Katy Perry, Gayle King, and former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe.
May brought her bachelorette party in Paris, an intimate gathering of 13 women. “Forever starts with friendship, surrounded by the women who’ve lifted me up,” Sánchez wrote on Instagram. Guests included Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Katy Perry, and Eva Longoria.
Now, Venice becomes the stage for the next chapter in Bezos and Sánchez’s story—a union that’s as glittering and ambitious as the couple themselves.
You must Register or Login to post a comment.