Town of Venice confirmed Saturday (Mar 29) it’ll host the marriage of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancee Lauren Sanchez, denying experiences the well-known Italian metropolis can be invaded by a whole bunch of celebrities and doable disruptions for residents and vacationers.
Town in a brief assertion did not give a date for the marriage. Italian media have reported it will likely be between Jun 24 to 26, with a couple of days of celebrations.
“The various speculations and faux information circulating about Jeff Bezos’ wedding ceremony are utterly unfounded,” the assertion mentioned.
Bezos is the proprietor of The Washington Publish and founder and largest particular person shareholder of Amazon. Amongst others, George and Amal Clooney celebrated their wedding ceremony in Venice in 2014.
Town mentioned solely 200 friends can be invited, a quantity simply accommodated with none disruption to town, its residents and guests. It famous that it has broad expertise dealing with worldwide occasions “a lot bigger than this.”
“Venice is used to being the stage for occasions and exhibits each week, with out vital impacts,” town mentioned, citing G20 and G7 summits, the Structure and Cinema Biennales, in addition to personal occasions and VIP weddings.
A number of experiences in each Italian and worldwide media prompt that Bezos’ wedding ceremony organizers had already booked rooms at Venice’s principal luxurious motels and reserved for a couple of days in late June giant numbers of gondolas and water taxis – that are primarily utilized by locals and vacationers for each day transportation.
Town denied these experiences, saying it “is their utmost precedence to ensure town capabilities as regular, for all, with no irregular disruption to anybody.”
“We’re mutually working and supporting the organisers, to make sure that the occasion will probably be completely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of town,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro mentioned.
