Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez tie the knot in opulent Venice wedding

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are officially hubby and wife.

The Amazon founder, who’s been linked to Sánchez since 2019, hosted an extravagant, reportedly $50-million solemnisation successful Venice, Italy, stretching 3 days. From the lavish determination to the personage impermanent list, the lawsuit has attracted a media frenzy, but besides experienced its just stock of hiccups — including a last-minute venue alteration to the land of San Giorgio Maggiore.

Here’s what we cognize astir the wedding truthful far.

The wedding dress

Sánchez opted for a customized Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown inspired by Sophia Loren’s gown successful the 1958 movie “Houseboat.” This marks the archetypal clip Sánchez has worn specified a high-necked ceremonial dress, she told Vogue.

“It is simply a departure from what radical expect,” she said, “from what I expect — but it’s precise overmuch me.”

The bride shared 2 images of her formal Friday connected Instagram, wherever she besides updated her grip to @laurensanchezbezos.

Other ensembles planned for the large time were a corseted gown inspired by the Rita Hayworth movie “Gilda” and an Oscar de la Renta cocktail formal with 175,000 crystals, according to Vogue.

Lauren Sánchez departs from her edifice successful Venice for pre-wedding celebrations.

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Something Blue Origin

Sánchez’s “something borrowed” was a brace of Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria Miracolo earrings, according to Vogue. And her “something blue,” she revealed, was a souvenir she brought connected her arguable 11-minute Blue Origin spaceflight.

“It was virtually 1 of the astir profound experiences I’ve ever had successful my life,” she told Vogue. “Jeff said, ‘It’s gonna alteration you much than you think,’ and it wholly has, visually, spiritually.”

Kim and Khloé Kardashian were among the celebrities who attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding.

(Luigi Costantini / AP)

A star-studded impermanent list

As expected, respective A-listers made the 200-person impermanent list.

Notably, Orlando Bloom arrived solo aft reportedly ending his engagement with Katy Perry. Sánchez seemed to admit Perry’s absence, commenting, “We miss you Katy,” Friday connected the popular star’s Instagram. Perry famously joined Sánchez connected the Blue Origin abstraction formation and has received a disproportionate magnitude of the criticism.

Though President Trump was not contiguous (despite reports that helium received an invitation), his girl Ivanka Trump and Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner, were successful attendance, on with in-laws Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner.

Other celebrities successful attendance were Kim and Khloé Kardashian; Kris, Kylie and Kendall Jenner; Bill Gates and Paula Hurd; Sydney Sweeney; Tom Brady; Leonardo DiCaprio; Usher; Eva Longoria and José Bastón; Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller; Oprah Winfrey; and Gayle King, who was besides aboard the Blue Origin spaceflight.

Though President Trump wasn’t present, his girl Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, attended the wedding.

(Luigi Costantini / AP)

Protests and criticism

The lavish solemnisation was not without its critics. The No Space for Bezos question — a operation of anti-cruise vessel campaigners, assemblage groups and lodging advocates — staged protests passim Venice starring up to the event, adjacent readying to obstruct canal entree to forestall wedding guests from reaching the venue, according to the Associated Press. The newlyweds reportedly had to marque an eleventh hr venue change, opting for the much secluded and unafraid Arsenale for the Saturday reception, according to section media.