How much did the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos wedding cost?
The billionaire Amazon founder and award-winning TV journalist's luxe wedding ceremony happened on Friday, June 27.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have finally tied the knot in a luxury Venetian wedding, but love comes at a cost.
The billionaire Amazon founder and award-winning TV journalist's luxe wedding ceremony happened Friday, June 27, after multiple days of star-studded nuptial events.
The affair featured A-list guests including sisters Kim and Khloé Kardashian; their youngest sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner and family matriarch Kris Jenner; Oprah Winfrey; Tom Brady; Orlando Bloom; model Brooks Nader; Leonardo DiCaprio and his model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti; and Bezos' fellow billionaire Bill Gates.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez tie the knot in controversial wedding ceremony
Bezos' multimillion-dollar affair has drawn ire online and in person, as protests erupt in the region calling for the Blue Origin owner to pay more in taxes amid global frustrations about class and wealth divides.
But how much did Hollywood's wedding of the year cost?
Jeff Bezos spent tens of millions on the Italian wedding
The affair — which ends Saturday, June 28, with its third official day of festivities — is estimated to cost some $50 million.
The actual cost of the wedding is unknown, but Venice regional governor Luca Zaia originally estimated the cost between 20 million-30 million euros, or $23 million-$34 million, in a June 24 Reuters article. After a venue change because of security concerns, the estimate later jumped to 40 million-48 million euros, or $46.5 million-$55.6 million.
The multi-day events will culminate on Saturday evening with a lively closing party in a former medieval shipyard where music icons Lady Gaga and Elton John are expected to perform.
Lauren Sánchez made this subtle change after marrying Jeff Bezos
For the ceremony, Sánchez Bezos wore a Dolce & Gabbana silhouette dress with a high-neck, adorned with 180 silk chiffon-covered priest buttons paired with a tulle-and-lace veil, inspired by a similar veil that iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren wore in the 1958 film "Houseboat," according to a Vogue magazine exclusive.
Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, were first reportedly linked in 2019, around the same time both parties announced splits from their previous partners.
Bezos and his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, with whom he shares four children, split officially that same year. Sánchez was already in the process of divorcing her husband, Patrick Whitesell, with whom she shares two children. She has one more child with former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez, who was expected to attend the ceremony with new wife October "Tobie" Gonzalez.
Contributing: Carlie Procell, Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY; Sara Rossi, Reuters
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