The couple celebrated their engagement in Positano with a party aboard the Koru, so it’s not surprising that another Italian city made the final cut. But according to The Times, Venice lobbied to be chosen. Morris Ceron, director general of Venice council, told the outlet that he called upon Dolce & Gabbana designer Domenico Dolce to convey his love of the city to Bezos and Sánchez. “Seven months ago, Domenico Dolce told me Bezos was getting married. I got to work to bring this marriage of the century to Venice—that’s how it started,” Ceron told the newspaper Il Gazzettino.
Who’s on the guest list?
Puck News senior correspondent Dylan Byers posted on X on March 22 that invitations had officially gone out. Vanity Fair and Page Six report that the star-studded guest list includes Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Oprah, Bill Gates, Brian Grazer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jewel, Barbra Streisand, Diane von Furstenberg, Barry Diller, Anna Wintour, and Sánchez’s fellow Blue Origin crew members Katy Perry and Gayle King. The couple has also reportedly invited members of the Trump family, as well as Joshua Kushner and Karlie Kloss. CNN reports that several of the city’s luxury hotels are completely booked for the last weekend in June, including the Aman Venice, the Hotel Cipriani, the St. Regis Venice, the Gritti Palace, and the Hotel Danieli. The Daily Mail reported recently that Lady Gaga and Elton John are set to perform at the extravaganza, though representatives for the singers denied this to the tabloid.
How big will the wedding be?
The wedding is set to have a relatively modest guest list for a celebrity wedding. Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice, released a statement addressing concerns that the event would result in an influx of people that could impact the UNESCO World Heritage site. “The many speculations and fake news circulating…