Bezos Wedding Shuts Down Private Island in Italy

Key Point Summary โ€“ Bezos Wedding

  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sรกnchez are tying the knot in Venice, Italy
  • The couple rented out San Giorgio Maggiore island from June 24 to 29
  • Bezosโ€™ $500M yacht Koru will be docked nearby as part of the event
  • 200 celebrity guests expected, including Trump family and Kardashians
  • Luxury water taxis and gondolas reserved for the private affair
  • High-end catering and lavish guest gifts included in plans
  • Psychic predicts a divorce by 2029, calling the union strategic

Venice Prepares for a Celebrity Invasion

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sรกnchez are throwing the wedding of the yearโ€”and theyโ€™re doing it in true billionaire fashion. The couple, after two years of engagement, will say โ€œI doโ€ next week in Venice, Italy. But this isnโ€™t just any destination wedding. Theyโ€™ve rented out the entire island of San Giorgio Maggiore for six full days, making it off-limits to the public.

From June 24 to June 29, all eyes will be on Venice as some of the worldโ€™s richest and most famous arrive by private tender, gondola, or water taxi. Security is tight. So is the guest list.

A Star-Studded, Secretive Guest List

Fewer than 200 guests are expected, but theyโ€™re all big names. Rumored attendees include Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and even members of the Trump family.

The couple has reserved around 60 of Veniceโ€™s water taxis, and gondoliers are being asked to step aside. Guests will be ferried from the island to Bezosโ€™ $500 million superyacht, Koru, which will serve as a floating luxury venue just offshore.

Ceremony or Showpiece?

Bezos has booked the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, one of Veniceโ€™s most majestic buildings, from June 26 to 28. While the wedding may take place on the yacht itself, this venue suggests multiple ceremonies or events across the city.

An insider told Daily Mail that the city is bracing for 200 high-rolling guests staying in five-star hotels like Hotel Cipriani and The Amanโ€”where rooms start at over $2,000 per night.

Sweet Treats and Steep Costs

The legendary Rosa Salva Venetia bakery is reportedly providing pastries for the event. Expect tiramisu, cream-filled pastries, and Italyโ€™s beloved fritelli. But the wedding cake will come from another, undisclosed vendor.

Sources estimate the entire extravaganza will cost between $15 million and $20 million. That includes travel, venue rentals, catering, accommodations, and Laurenโ€™s dressโ€”rumored to be from Christian Dior, Valentino, or Dolce & Gabbana.

Bezos: โ€˜Do I Look That Dumb?โ€™

Bezos, 60, has made it clearโ€”heโ€™s not involved in any of the planning. โ€œOh, God, no. Do I look that dumb?โ€ he joked in a 2023 Vogue interview when asked if he helped with preparations.

Instead, the bride-to-be, Lauren Sรกnchez, has taken charge of the event. Sheโ€™s keeping details under wraps, but her designer lineup and taste for opulence leave little doubt: this wedding is going to be a show.

Gifts Fit for the Ultra-Rich

Even guests wonโ€™t walk away empty-handed. A celebrity wedding plannerโ€”not working this eventโ€”told Daily Mail that attendees are expected to receive luxurious, over-the-top gifts just for showing up.

The kind of wedding where every moment is Instagram-worthy? This might be too exclusive even for social media.

A Glamorous Unionโ€ฆ with an Expiration Date?

Not everyone is convinced itโ€™s a match made in heaven. Brazilian psychic Athos Salomรฉ, dubbed the โ€œLiving Nostradamus,โ€ told Daily Mail he believes the marriage will end by 2029.

Salomรฉ, who claims to have predicted the COVID pandemic and the Queenโ€™s death, said the relationship is more about power and image than romance.

โ€œLauren embodies the archetype of Bezosโ€™ new public phase,โ€ he said. โ€œThe union will last for a while, but it is not eternal.โ€

He predicts a โ€œclean divorceโ€โ€”one with confidentiality clauses and no scandal. According to him, this is a marriage made for the spotlight, not the heart.

Venice Holds Its Breath

Back in Venice, residents and vendors are scrambling to keep up. From hotel bookings to water traffic controls, the city is working to keep the mega-wedding under wrapsโ€”and on schedule.

Whether itโ€™s a romantic fairytale or a billion-dollar branding moment, the Bezos wedding is already dominating global headlines.

And come June 24, no one else will be allowed on the island.

For six days, the richest man on Earth will have one corner of Italy all to himselfโ€”and his handpicked circle of the worldโ€™s elite.

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