It has already been confirmed that Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, 61, will be getting married this summer in Venice, Italy.
But DailyMail.com has learned new details about the three-day celebration that will reportedly take place between June 24 and 26.
‘The wedding will not take place on Jeff’s yacht, that has been ruled out,’ a source shared with DailyMail.com.
Bezos owns a $500M yacht named Koru where he popped the question to the 55-year-old former TV star in 2023.
CNN reported that Luca Zuin, spokesperson for the mayor of Venice, said the wedding will take place on the yacht, but that is ‘not true,’ said DailyMail.com’s source.
There will be 200 people at the wedding of the year this summer, Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro confirmed on Monday in a statement. It has been claimed that Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Oprah are the top celebrity guests.
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos will be getting married this summer in Venice, Italy. DailyMail.com has learned the wedding will not take place on Jeff’s yacht; seen in March
Bezos owns a $500M yacht named Koru where he popped the question to the 55-year-old in 2023. CNN reported that Luca Zuin, spokesperson for the mayor of Venice, said the wedding will take place on the yacht, but that is ‘not true,’ said DailyMail.com’s source
To put the guest number in perspective: When George Clooney threw his $5M wedding to Amal in Venice in September 2014, they had about 150 guests.
On Monday the mayor of the Italian city confirmed that the wedding will take place in the historical location where tourists flock every year.
He also let slip how many people will be watching the TV star and Amazon mogul say ‘I do’: it will be about 200.
One of the most interesting details about the statement is the splashy gathering will have only about 200 people, the mayor confirmed, as he added that is not too many guests for the city to hold.
He shared this detail as fans thought that the power couple would have twice that as they are so connected.
And the mayor felt it necessary to relay that the moderate number would prevent any disruptions in the fame coastal city which has experienced flooding in recent years.
‘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,’ Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said in his statement.
‘The many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding are completely unfounded,’ the city mayor added.
He also said that ‘their utmost priority to make sure the city functions as normal, for all, with no abnormal disruption to anyone.’
The city is used to putting on big, celebrity filled events like the Venice Film Festival which has sees stars like Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck and his ex Jennifer Lopez.
‘Venice is used to being the stage for events and shows every week, without significant impacts,’ the city said.
There will be 200 people at the wedding of the year this summer, Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro confirmed on Monday in a statement; seen in April 2024
It has been claimed that Kim Kardashian (pictured in March), Katy Perry and Oprah are the top celebrity guests
To put the guest number in perspective: When George Clooney threw his $5M wedding to Amal in Venice in September 2014, they had about 150 guests. Seen in Cannes in 2014
A look at the boats used during Clooney’s wedding in 2014
On Monday the mayor of the Italian city confirmed the city can accommodate 200 guest easily as they are used to hosting big events like the Venice Film Festival
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The couple reportedly had sent out their wedding invitations in early March for the summer event off the coast of Venice.
Bezos and Sánchez went public with their relationship in 2019 and got engaged in May 2023.
He proposed with a $2.5 million pink diamond ring so mᴀssive that Sánchez admitted she ‘kind of blacked out’ when she saw it.
The loved-up couple then celebrated their engagement with a star-studded party at Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller’s Beverly Hills mansion in November 2023, with guests including Kim Kardashian, Robert Pattinson and Oprah.
Earlier, Lauren’s older brother, Paul Sánchez, told TMZ it would be an over-the-top wedding.
Lauren was at the Dolce & Gabbana store in Milan last week; here Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti is seen modeling a wedding dress from the spring 2025 collection
‘I think it’s gonna be like a Princess Di thing,’ Paul told the outlet, referring to Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding to then Prince Charles.
‘Just huge and fun, and just a blast,’ the sibling noted.
‘I’m thrilled beyond belief,’ Paul added of the celebration. ‘It’s gonna be an amazing event. It’s gonna be star-studded and fun.’
Other guests include Kris Jenner plus members of her all-female Blue Origin space crew, including Gayle King.
Also invited are Leonardo DiCaprio, Barbra Streisand, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as well as Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner.
On Sunday, Lauren and Jeff were seen shopping in Milan, which is a three-hour drive from Venice.
They stopped by Dolce & Gabbana which offers dresses and suits from the famed duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
Jeff and his ex wife MacKenzie Scott, 54; they divorced in 2019
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The Amazon founder and the Emmy-winning journalist held hands and had security all around them.
When they left the store, a handler was spotted carrying large white garment bags behind the future Mr and Mrs Bezos.
Sanchez told Vogue magazine in 2023 that she will be taking the last name Bezos, saying: ‘Uh, yes, 100 per cent. I am looking forward to being Mrs Bezos.’
Bezos told CNN: ‘Lauren is the most generous, most big-hearted person that you would ever meet…She never misses a birthday. The network of people that she gives birthday presents to is gigantic. And that’s just a small example.
‘We’re really great teammates, and we also have a lot of fun together. And we love each other.’
Bezos was previously married to novelist MacKenzie Scott. They split in 2019 and it then emerged he had been romancing Sanchez.
Princeton graduate Bezos is estimated to be worth $240 billion.
Sanchez will take a space flight on her fiance’s rocket in May, surely the perfect prelude to a wedding.
She will blast off on the New Shepard — leading an all-female crew of six, including TV anchor Gayle King and pop star Perry — for an 11-minute sub-orbital flight.
THE FRIENDS WHO WILL LIKELY ATTEND LAUREN’S WEDDING
By Heidi Parker
Lauren Sanchez gathered her friends for her The Fly That Flew To Space book party in September. The move revealed who is in her inner circle.
There was Kim and Khloe Kardashian as well as momager Kris Jenner and RHOBH vet Kathy Hilton, who is also Paris Hilton’s mother.
Also seen were fashion model Miranda Kerr and jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer, who used to be wed to Tobey Maguire.
But there were many lesser known faces.
They included Modern Family actress October Gonzalez, stylist Victoria Trilling, Co-CEO Baby2Baby Kelly Sawyer, stylist Jamie Mizrahi, pH๏τo coach Elena S Blair and entrepreneur Tina Chen Craig.
Also seen were actress Xochitl Gomez, Elsa Marie Collins – the founder of The Ideateur, a social impact and civics consultancy – and Bachelor vet Lucy Aragon.
Then there was makeup artist Amanda Diaz, and Laura Wᴀsserman, who used to be married to Casey Wᴀsserman, the president of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
Lauren Sanchez gathered her friends for her The Fly That Flew To Space book party this week. The move revealed who is in her inner circle
Kris Jenner as well as Kim and Khloe Kardashian were there
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Lauren’s new book is already a NYT bestseller.
‘Congratulations @laurenwsanchez on your book, The Fly Who Flew To Space,’ wrote Khloe on Instagram.
‘Inspired by her childhood battle with dyslexia and a lifelong love of flying.
‘This book is an inspiring and imaginative story that sparks curiosity and imagination while at the same time it encourages us all to shoot for the stars ✨.’
Khloe then added: ‘Thank you for being vulnerable and for creating a book that will allow other children to feel seen.
‘Order the @theflywhoflew for yourself or your babies – such a sweet and positive read that teaches so many lessons of determination, resilience and believing in yourself!’
Lauren also posted pH๏τos from the bash.
‘I’ve learned so much during the launch of my book and that includes knowing the importance of good friends,’ wrote the former TV star.
‘Women who scoot over and make room for other women to ‘have a seat at the table.’ Women who uplift each other.
‘Thank you @krisjenner for hosting this beautiful lunch with all the girls to support @theflywhoflew. What a special afternoon, I’m over the moon!’
Kim was seen next to Miranda Kerr, top left
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Kathy Hilton, who is the mother to Paris Hilton and a former RHOBH star, was seen far left
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Meanwhile, Lauren is being sued by her former yoga instructor for allegedly plagiarizing the instructor’s children’s book.
In the lawsuit, which was obtained by TMZ, Alanna Zabel alleges that Sánchez’s children’s book The Fly Who Flew To Space, which was published in August, substantially rips off her 2022 children’s book Dharma Kitty Goes To Mars.
Zabel, who sent Sánchez two cease-and-desist letters ahead of the latter book’s publication, claims to have contacted the high-profile entertainment reporter in 2022 to pitch a children’s book concept about a cat who flies to Mars.
The yoga instructor, who says she taught Sánchez from 2007 to 2010, alleges in the lawsuit that the theft is related to Sánchez’s ‘continual and outrageous acts of jealousy’ over the years.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Zabel and a representative for Sanchez to request comment.
Zabel accuses Sánchez of copying parts of her book to get back at her for quitting as her yoga instructor more than a decade ago.
The instructor, who notably filed her lawsuit without a lawyer, doesn’t specify what kind of ‘jealousy’ Sánchez allegedly displayed.
However, she does accuse Sánchez of having ‘always demonstrated a desire to appear like [Zabel], an authentic, independent, free-spirited, hard working and public service oriented yoga instructor.’
As she describes it, the relationship could have had a modest benefit for Bezos-affiliated charities, as she claims that the proceeds for the book would have benefitted the Bezos Earth Fund and Bezos Academy.
Bezos used $10 billion in 2020 to create the Bezos Earth Fund, which doles out grants to projects combating climate change and preserving nature spaces, with an emphasis on projects that will be completed within the current decade, rather than on more speculative, long-term projects.
The former Amazon CEO’s Bezos Academy stresses the importance of preschool in children’s development and works to build Montessori-style preschools in underserved communities.
In April, Zabel told DailyMail.com that she was furious when Sánchez announced her own children’s book in January of 2023.
‘I’m deeply offended, and I am taking legal action with the book,’ she said at the time.
Zabel said that she had spent time at Sánchez’s house while working as her instructor, and she had shared her love of children’s books and even discussed the prospect of helping Sánchez write a children’s book with her brother Michael.
She shared that she had ended her services for Sánchez due to relentless ‘gossiping,’ and added that she ‘couldn’t handle her personality anymore,’ but Zabel added that the two had remained cordial in the subsequent years.
While Lauren never responded to Alanna’s emails or Instagram messages, Zabel claims Bezos’ office did respond to confirm receipt of an email sent in November 2022 about her book; Sánchez and Bezos pictured in March in La
Zabel’s suit claims that the media figure’s book features more than 60 percent of similar text and story, though the methodology for arriving at that percentage is unclear.
However, as TMZ notes, several children’s books have been released in 2024 alone about characters venturing into space.
There have also been multiple children’s books featuring insects as main characters in the past year.
Zabel is known for teaching yoga to several of celebrity clients, including Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and author Deepak Chopra.
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