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    In pictures: Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’ Venetian wedding

    Author: Editors Desk Source: CNN:::
    June 26, 2025 at 11:44
    Sanchez waves to photographers.
    Sanchez waves to photographers. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images
     
     
     
    Tom Brady departs the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday.
    Tom Brady departs the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
     
     
     
    Oprah Winfrey waves before departing the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday.
    Oprah Winfrey waves before departing the Gritti Palace hotel on Thursday. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters
     
     
     
    Fashion designer Sarah Staudinger boards a taxi boat after landing in Venice on Thursday.
    Fashion designer Sarah Staudinger boards a taxi boat after landing in Venice on Thursday. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
     
     
     
     
     
    US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian boards a taxi boat wearing Balenciaga at Venice Marco Polo airport on Thursday, June 26, ahead of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding.
    US reality TV personality Kim Kardashian boards a taxi boat wearing Balenciaga at Venice Marco Polo airport on Thursday, June 26, ahead of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding. 
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    As former journalist Lauren Sanchez prepares to celebrate her marriage to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, details around the multiday event — unfolding June 26-28 — have remained top secret, largely in an effort to dodge disruptive protests.

    While the wedding’s party planners insist that they are being respectful of Venice and its locals, protesters are adamant that the couple and their 200 guests are not welcome in a city that sees some 30 million tourists pour in each year. However, with the blessing of Venice’s mayor, the multimillion-dollar affair is going ahead and invited VIPs have already begun to arrive in style.

     

    Members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion protest in Venice's Piazza San Marco on Thursday.
    Members of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion protest in Venice's Piazza San Marco on Thursday. Poitout Florian/ABACA/Shutterstock




    From left, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Orlando Bloom are seen in Venice on Thursday. Khloe was dressed in a Skims x Dolce & Gabbana catsuit.
    From left, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Orlando Bloom are seen in Venice on Thursday. Khloe was dressed in a Skims x Dolce & Gabbana catsuit. Luigi Iorio/GC Images/Getty Images



    US talk show host Oprah Winfrey takes a taxi boat in Venice on Thursday.
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    People walk past the Madonna dell’Orto church in Venice ahead of the wedding festivities on Thursday.
    People walk past the Madonna dell’Orto church in Venice ahead of the wedding festivities on Thursday. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters




    Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady arrives in Venice on Thursday.
    Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady arrives in Venice on Thursday. Luca Bruno/AP




    Sanchez and Bezos arrive by boat at a hotel in Venice on Wednesday, June 25.
    Sanchez and Bezos arrive by boat at a hotel in Venice on Wednesday, June 25. Luca Bruno/AP




    A general view of the Aman Venice hotel on Wednesday.
    A general view of the Aman Venice hotel on Wednesday. Ernesto S. Ruscio/GC Images/Getty Images





    Sanchez and Bezos depart the Aman Venice hotel on Wednesday. Bezos' bride-to-be was photographed in a vintage Spring-Summer 2003 off-the-shoulder McQueen dress.
    Sanchez and Bezos depart the Aman Venice hotel on Wednesday. Bezos' bride-to-be was photographed in a vintage Spring-Summer 2003 off-the-shoulder McQueen dress. Yara Nardi/Reuters




    The domes of Venice's St. Mark's Basilica are silhouetted in the early morning on Wednesday.
    The domes of Venice's St. Mark's Basilica are silhouetted in the early morning on Wednesday. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images




    People look at a super yacht in Venice on Tuesday, June 24. Multimillion-dollar super yachts have been arriving in the city.
    People look at a super yacht in Venice on Tuesday, June 24. Multimillion-dollar super yachts have been arriving in the city. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters




    Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, exit the airport before getting into a water taxi in Venice on Tuesday.
    Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, exit the airport before getting into a water taxi in Venice on Tuesday. Yara Nardi/Reuters



    Activists of the international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner at St. Mark Square in Venice on Monday, June 23. It reads, 'If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax.'
    Activists of the international environmental group Greenpeace deploy a giant banner at St. Mark Square in Venice on Monday, June 23. It reads, "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax." Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images




    A woman looks out of a window in Venice on Sunday, June 22.
    A woman looks out of a window in Venice on Sunday, June 22. Yara Nardi/Reuters




    Much of the wedding plans are shrouded in secrecy, but one of the most talked-about possible venues is the Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
    Much of the wedding plans are shrouded in secrecy, but one of the most talked-about possible venues is the Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Matteo Chinellato/IPA/Sipa USA




    Protesters display a banner reading 'No space for Bezos!' on the Rialto Bridge in Venice on June 13.
    Protesters display a banner reading "No space for Bezos!" on the Rialto Bridge in Venice on June 13. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters




    Lauren Sanchez's bachelorette party included a cruise on the Seine in Paris, with Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria joining the festivities on May 16.
    Lauren Sanchez's bachelorette party included a cruise on the Seine in Paris, with Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria joining the festivities on May 16. DKPAR/KCS Presse/MEGA
     

     

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