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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and bride-to-be Lauren Sánchez have arrived in Venice, Italy, ahead of their extravagant—and controversial—wedding, as have many of their guests, including billionaire Barry Diller, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and Kris Jenner’s partner Corey Gamble.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday. (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/GC Images)
Bezos and Sánchez were photographed stepping off a boat in Venice on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their multi-day wedding celebration, and they later arrived at the city’s Aman Hotel, People reported.
Diller, a billionaire who is the chairman and founder of the internet and media conglomerate IAC, was photographed arriving at Venice’s Marco Polo Airport on Wednesday, one day after his wife, fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, flew in.
Gamble, a talent agent known for being Kris Jenner’s longtime partner, was pictured arriving in Venice and boarding a water taxi Wednesday, though Jenner was not with him.
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were pictured arriving at Marco Polo Airport and boarding a water taxi Tuesday.
Other attendees who touched down in Venice on Wednesday include investor Michael Kives, known for his celebrity connections and for mentoring Sam Bankman-Fried, fashion designer and rum executive Spencer Antle and Bezos’ adoptive father, Miguel Bezos.
Lauren Sánchez boards a water taxi in Venice. (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images) ... More
Bezos arrives in Venice on Wednesday. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner board a water taxi in Venice on Tuesday. (Photo by Luigi Iorio/GC ... More
Kris Jenner's partner Corey Gamble rides a water taxi in Venice on Wednesday. (Photo by Luigi ... More
Billionaire Barry Diller arrived in Venice on Wednesday. (Photo by Luigi Iorio/GC Images)
Many of the details about the wedding, including the guest list, have largely been kept under wraps. TMZ reported celebrities who received invites include Katy Perry and Gayle King, who accompanied Sànchez on Blue Origin’s flight to the edge of space, as well as Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Jewel, Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner. Tony Gonzalez, a former NFL tight end and Sànchez’s ex-boyfriend, with whom she has a son, will attend the wedding, TMZ reported. City officials said the guest list for Bezos’ wedding is limited to 200 people.
Bezos and Sánchez will reportedly get married this week, though the exact dates of the multi-day celebration are unclear. The couple has booked various venues to stay flexible in the event of inclement weather or protests, which have grown in the city ahead of the wedding, CNN reported. Protests by locals, who are frustrated with overtourism and Bezos’ links to President Donald Trump, forced Bezos to move a wedding party from a central Venetian nightlife area to a more isolated part of the city, Reuters reported. TMZ reported the couple is planning three themed parties, one of which is a pajama party.
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