Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have officially tied the knot in Venice, Italy. The couple’s multi-million dollar wedding ceremony is being called the ‘wedding of the century’ due to its sheer scale, luxury, and high-profile guest list. The lavish event is estimated to cost €40-48 million (approximately Rs 430 crore in Indian currency). The headline event is set for this Saturday at the iconic Arsenale venue. Italian reports also say that Bezos is set to donate €1 million to Corilla, a research institute working to protect the Venice lagoon ecosystem.
Here’s how the elites are partying—by flying 90 private jets to Italy to attend Jeff Bezos’ $50–100 million wedding.
All of them so-called “climate change activists,” living like there’s no tomorrow—hypocrites, every one of them. People like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, the… pic.twitter.com/Mzt3ZAtOOk
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Rs 430 crore wedding with VIP guests and Private jets
Around 90 private jets landed at the airport in Venice, Treviso, and Verona, flying in guests from across the world. To move them around the city, organizers booked at least 30 water taxis from local operators. Venice’s top luxury hotels are fully reserved for the wedding, these include Hotel Cipriani on Giudecca Island and Aman Venice on the Grand Canal. Around 200 to 250 guests were invited to the celebration.
Several celebrities have already arrived. Kim Kardashian, Ur Ivan, and Katra were seen arriving by speedboats ahead of the ceremony. The wedding has become one of the most talked-about events of the year.
The Kardashians have set sail in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding festivities. pic.twitter.com/bWCyGRc9oA
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