While the technological billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are preparing for their next wedding in Venice, Italy, certain details on the sumptuous wedding event have been revealed – and some residents say they are concerned about the event scale.
The couple’s representatives remain relatively tight on the wedding, which takes place for later this month, with a guest CNN style that the participants had to sign an NDA.
Despite the secret and the mystery of all this, there is still a lot to unpack. The function of several days is led by shopping event planners Lanza and BaucinaThe Italian duo behind George’s marriage and Amal Clooney in 2014.
George and Amal Clooney leave the Palazzo CA Faresetti on a taxi boat on September 29, 2014, in Venice, after a civil ceremony to officer their marriage.
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Sellers
Bezos and Sanchez would have hired mainly local suppliers, with 80% of wedding sellers who come from the region.
On this list are pastries from the oldest pastry in the city, Rosa Salvawhich has been managed by the same family for almost 150 years. Its owner, Antonio Rosa Salva, was responsible for making “around 200 gift bags” for wedding guests, and says that he is used to preparing orders up to 1,000 bakery products.
Laguna B, A designer studio known for its distinctive hand -made murano glass prized by fashion and design customers, was also operated by the couple, reported the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, around 30 of the 280 high -end water taxis in Venice have been reserved by the couple for the event, according to Nbc.
A pilot told CNN that he was reserved from June 25 to 30 for “a big marriage”, but did not develop.
In addition, the nine yacht ports of the city would be reserved for the duration of the event, and the two yachts of Bezos, Koru and Abeona, are currently in the Adriatic Sea, the body of water on which Venice is located, according to a Maritime traffic website.
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The city’s airspace would be closed to drones and unauthorized air traffic, although eventualities have been made for private helicopters and high -level people who travel with security details, such as senior political leaders.
Koru and Abeona, Jeff Bezos’ yachts, are seen on June 13, 2023 in Portofino, Italy.
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The place
We know little about the day of the wedding itself, the organizers keeping information on potential places under Wraps. Media reports have indicated that several sites are pending and that we will be selected according to factors such as demonstrations and weather conditions, said a person close to the Venice City Hall.
There is speculation that the Cini Foundation On the island of San Giorgio Maggiore could be the ideal place to welcome marriage. The monumental complex previously organized large rallies, including G7 events and private concerts.
Aerial view of helicopter from the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, a small island located opposite Saint-Marc in Venice, Italy.
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The guests
Although the list of guests was maintained Hush-Hush, publications on social networks of the Parisian Bachelorette party last month could give an overview of insight. Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Katy Perry and Eva Longoria all appeared in photographs shared by Sanchez on Instagram.
Among the 200 guests are Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump, according to The Associated Press.
According to at NBCOnly three or four hotels will be used to accommodate those participating in the event, which should start preliminary festivities on June 24.
The demonstrations
Some inhabitants express their concern about the scale of the festivities of a city already invaded by tourism.
Last week, Venice activists gathered to organize demonstrations on June 26, 27 and 28 – Wedding dates – on the risk of disturbances.
Large banners, graffiti and stickers were displayed throughout the city that read “no space for Bezos” with an image of a spacecraft, apparently reference to the property of Blue Origin, a company of space technology based in the United States.
Activists gathered at Campo San Giacomo Di Rialto to organize demonstrations against his marriage, which takes place in Venice on June 26, 27 and 28.
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While many details surrounding the wedding to come have remained secret, said a resident of Venice The New York Times that “we have our moles”.
Federica Toninello, a protest organizer, told the newspaper that one of the places could be Misericordia, a large space dedicated to culture and events in Venice.
“Bezos will never reach the MisritoDia,” she said. “We are going to line the streets with our body, block the canals with rescuers, canoes and our boats.”
“Make sure Venice does not remember a postcard place where Bezos had his marriage, but as the city that was not leaned over to the oligarchs,” another demonstrator told Na Haby Stella, another demonstrator, in The Outlet. “We are fortunate to disrupt a wedding of $ 10 million-let’s do it,” she said.
The city says that it is used to organizing large -scale events and crowds, with some 20 million tourists flowing each year in Venice.
“The city is fully used to organizing high-level events of this nature and this scale, including other celebrity marriages, international summits such as the G7 and the G20, as well as traditional events such as the Festa del Redentore and the Biennale de Venise,” he said in a press release.
“Protest initiatives are in no way representative of the majority of citizens, who are proud that Venice was chosen as a place of marriage,” concluded the press release.
Despite the counterpoup, mayor Luigi Brugnaro said Venice was honored to welcome marriage.
“We are very proud”, Brugnaro Tell APsaying he hoped he would have the chance to meet Bezos. “I don’t know if I will have time, or if he will do it, to meet me and shake hands, but it is an honor that they chose Venice. Venice reveals itself again as a world scene. ”
In March, Brugnaro said People magazine The reports that the couple had reserved a large number of hotel and city services suites, including the gondolas, were false.
“We work each other and support the organizers to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” he said at the point of sale.
“The many speculations and false news that circulates on the marriage of Jeff Bezos are completely unfounded,” added the city in a press release, saying that “it is their superior priority to ensure that the city works as normal, for everyone, without abnormal disturbance for anyone,” he said.
– With the files of the Associated Press and Global News’ Katie Scott
