Billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez make charitable donations before their wedding

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are making a charitable donation to the city of Venice (Italy).

A source told Page Six that power couple Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, who are set to marry next week in Venice, have discreetly donated to local charities in April 2025 as part of their wedding plans.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are preparing to get married next week in Venice.

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They are also inviting wedding guests, including 200 celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Barbara Streisand, Ivanka Trump, and others, to participate in charitable activities.

Last May, guests were informed that instead of giving wedding gifts, the couple would be donating to honor attendees so that "Venice continues to inspire future generations," a source said.

The wedding activities are expected to take place over three days on Koru, Bezos's $500 million superyacht, off the coasts of San Giorgio and Scuola Grande della Misericordia.

According to AP , billionaire Jeff Bezos – the owner of Amazon – and journalist Sánchez are sourcing food and goods for their wedding from suppliers in Venice.

Additionally, there is information suggesting that visitors will receive a souvenir from Laguna B, known for its colorful mugs.

People in Venice react to billionaire Jeff Bezos's upcoming wedding.

Protesters in Italy held up banners reading "No place for Bezos!", preparing to block canals and streets to disrupt the wedding for a variety of reasons related to issues such as tourist overcrowding and anti-capitalism.

Protesters held up signs reading "No place for Bezos!" on the Rialto Bridge in Venice.

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Activist Marta Sottoriva told EuroNews : "We are not against this wedding, but against the vision of Venice as a city for people to come and consume."

However, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro welcomed the wedding and said it would have a "million-dollar" economic impact on local businesses.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding organizers defended the couple against public backlash, stating that the famous couple instructed them from the outset to respect Venice and its people.

Lanza & Baucina Limited, the event organizer that hosted the Venice weddings of actor George Clooney in 2014 and Salma Hayek and French businessman François-Henri Pinault in 2009, said that billionaire Jeff Bezos and the journalist personally instructed them to minimize any disruptions during the three-day wedding ceremony in Venice.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ti-phu-jeff-bezos-va-lauren-sanchez-quyen-gop-tu-thien-truoc-le-cuoi-185250623072709872.htm