Inside the Billion-Dollar Wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez: Leaked Details Reveal Surprising Celebrity Guest List, Ultra-Secret Venice Venue, Jaw-Dropping Dress Codes, and Unbelievable Surprises—What Really Happens When the World’s Richest Man Throws the Most Extravagant Party of the Year?

From who’s attending to who’s designing the wedding dress, here’s what we know so far about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos.Credit : Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are planning the wedding of the century.

It’s been two years since the Amazon founder proposed to the Emmy-winning journalist with a 30-carat engagement ring while vacationing in Europe. Though specific details have remained under wraps, the Associated Press reported that their multi-day celebration will kick off in Venice starting June 24.

The former TV anchor said during a November 2024 appearance on Today that she was approaching wedding planning as most people do.

“I have to say, I do have a Pinterest,” Sánchez joked. “I’m just like every other bride.”

Despite the secrecy, their closest loved ones have predicted that the celebration will be anything but a regular wedding. “I think it’s gonna be like a Princess Di thing,” Sánchez’s older brother, Paul Sánchez, told TMZ in March 2025. “It’s gonna be an amazing event. It’s gonna be star-studded and fun.”

Here’s everything to know about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding — including possible venues, the guest list, the planners and where the bride is getting her dress.

The Venue

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos attend the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Lionel Hahn/Getty

Sánchez and Bezos are planning to tie the knot in Venice. After the billionaire denied rumors that they were hosting a $600 million winter wedding in Aspen, Colo., Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro confirmed that the couple would be hosting their nuptials in the historic Italian city.

“The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded,” the mayor wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, adding that only 200 guests will be invited and that the event wouldn’t disrupt the city.

“We are mutually working and supporting the organizers, to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” the statement continued.

A source shared an update with the Associated Press in June 2025, stating that Bezos and Sánchez are planning to source 80% of the provisions for the wedding from local vendors. Rosa Salva, the city’s oldest pastry maker, is creating goody bags for attendees, while design studio Laguna B, which is known for its colorful, handblown Murano glass, is creating something for the wedding as well.

“I don’t see how an event with 200 people can create disruptions. It’s responsible tourism,” Salva told the outlet. “It’s prestigious that a couple like this, who can go anywhere in the world, are getting married in the city.”

Though the couple haven’t confirmed the exact venue, previous reports claimed that the wedding would be held on Bezos’ $500 million yacht, Koru. Other outlets named San Giorgio Maggiore, an island that houses a historic church and cultural center, as a potential venue.

The couple reportedly considered a centuries-old waterfront structure named Scuola Grande della Misericordia.

The Guest List

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez at the 10th Annual LACMA ART+FILM GALA on November 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

The Italian nuptials are expected to be a star-studded event, much like their engagement parties.

In August 2023, Bezos and Sánchez celebrated the proposal with the likes of Bill Gates during a party on the Amazon founder’s yacht. Three months later, designer Diane von Furstenberg threw a soirée in their honor at her Beverly Hills home.

Attendees included Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek Pinault, Barbra Streisand, Miranda Kerr, Suki Waterhouse, Robert Pattinson and other celebrities.

As for their wedding guest list, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner were all invited. Sánchez’s close friends Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian may also make the cut, along with her fellow Blue Origin space crew members Katy Perry and Gayle King.

Though the couple will reportedly be lodging at the Aman — the same Grand Canal hotel where George Clooney and Amal Clooney tied the knot in 2014 — they’ve also secured rooms for their guests in four other prominent hotels. Multiple outlets reported that the Gritti Palace, the St. Regis, the Belmond Cipriani and Hotel Danieli have all been booked in part or in full.

Guests have also been asked not to bring a gift for the couple and to make charitable donations instead. Some outlets reported that wedding attendees will receive goody bags filled with Venetian glassware from Laguna B and local pastries from Rosa Salva.

The Wedding Planner

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánches in 2022. Karwai Tang/WireImage

The couple has hired event planners Lanza & Baucina Limited to organize their upcoming nuptials. Known for producing Venice weddings for A-list couples like the Clooneys in 2014 and Hayek and François-Henri Pinault in 2009, the planners insisted that the event wouldn’t disrupt the city — despite ongoing protests against over-tourism.

“From the outset, instructions from our client and our own guiding principles were abundantly clear: the minimising of any disruption to the city, the respect for its residents and institutions and the overwhelming employment of locals in the crafting of the events,” Lanza & Baucina Limited said in a statement to Page Six.

It continued, “Before the recent news of protests arose, we had worked for there to be minimal negative impact or disruption to the lives of Venetians and the city’s visitors. We have always acknowledged the wider debate and critical issues surrounding the city’s future, and from the outset our client has been honoured to support the city and its all-important lagoon through non-profit organisations and associated projects.”

The Wedding Dress

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty

Though the designer of Sánchez’s wedding dress hasn’t been confirmed, Anna Wintour is rumored to be helping the bride-to-be pick her wedding gown and has reportedly suggested Oscar de la Renta as the designer.

The couple were also spotted in March 2025 having a fitting at a Dolce & Gabbana store in Milan.