AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are reportedly getting married at an iconic open-air theater on an island in Venice, according to a source who spoke with the U.S. Sun.
The couple’s nuptials are set to be the wedding of the summer in Italy between June 24 and June 26.
Bezos and Sanchez, along with 200 guests, have arranged accommodations in the city’s luxury hotels, and the entrepreneur’s $500 million megayacht will also feature in the celebrations.
But where the wedding ceremony itself will take place has so far remained a mystery.
Now, an Italy-based source has told The U.S. Sun that they will tie the knot at an outdoor theater on an island.
“The word is that they have booked the theater which has been restored,” they claimed.
“It’s not your usual venue for a wedding, it would be iconic.
“Everyone is talking about the wedding and it’s going to be a huge celebration.”
The U.S. Sun has decided not to name the venue but can confirm a two-week block of dates is sold out for visitors on its website.
A rep for Bezos and Sanchez did not return a call for comment, along with the venue itself.
VENICE CAMPAIGN
Morris Ceron, the director general of the Venice council, told the London Times that he personally lobbied for the couple to hold their wedding in the city.
“Seven months ago, Domenico Dolce told me Bezos was getting married,” Ceron said.
“I got to work to bring this marriage of the century to Venice—that’s how it started.“
Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice, released a statement insisting the couple had not booked out all of the city’s water taxis for the event, as previously rumored.
“The organization has categorically not booked large amounts of gondolas or excessive numbers of water taxis, and it is their utmost priority to make sure the city functions as normal, for all, with no abnormal disruption to anyone,” he said.
“The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded,” he said.
“Only two hundred guests will have been invited and therefore it will be easy for Venice to accommodate such an event, without any disruption whatsoever to the city, its residents, and visitors.”
He went on to say the city has hosted “international events much larger than this.”
A spokesperson for the mayor of Venice also told CNN that he believed the wedding may take place on Bezos’s megayacht, which will be anchored in the lagoon.
Meanwhile, the theater is steps from open water, making it easily accessible for guests.
CELEBRITY GUESTS
Along with close friends and family, the pair has invited a long list of big names to witness them say “I Do.”
They include Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Orlando Bloom and his fiancee, Katy Perry, Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, as well as Karlie Kloss and her husband Joshua Kushner, are also said to be
President Donald Trump has also been invited after Sanchez and Bezos had front-row seats at his inauguration in January.
The city’s top hotels, including The Aman Venice, the Belmond Hotel Cipriani, the St. Regis Venice, and the Gritti Palace – are all nearly fully booked for the end of June.
An insider previously told The U.S. Sun that Bezos and Sanchez have secured the $11,600-a-night Grand Canal Suite at the Aman.
Bezos, 61, popped the question to former TV journalist Sanchez, 55, in May 2023.
He chose a $2.5 million 20-carat ring and reportedly placed it under her pillow before Sanchez found it.
She later told Vogue that she “blacked out a bit” during their proposal due to her excitement.
The pair hosted a decadent engagement party on their megayacht in Positano, Italy.
