Wedding bells are in the ringing, and for a certain billionaire, it’s set to be one of the most talked about events to happen in a while – even pipping the extravagance of royal weddings to the post.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancé Lauren Sánchez will be getting married in June, according to sources, with the upcoming nuptials set to take place in Venice. In fact, the location was reportedly let slip by the mayor of Venice, after he boasted that the couple’s celebrations will generate millions for the city. ‘This event will bring economic returns of millions of euros to the city,’ he said on Thursday.

He isn’t the only one to comment on the event. On Thursday, Lauren’s older brother Paul Sanchez told TMZ ‘I think it’s gonna be like a Princess Di thing. Just huge and fun, and just a blast.’ For reference, Diana’s wedding to Charles was in St. Paul’s Cathedral was watched by an estimated global audience of 750 million people – so if Sánchez and Bezos top this, it would be more than impressive.

Paul went on to discuss who is leading the charge on the wedding planning. When asked, he said: ‘I have no idea. I talk to my sister three or four times a week, but she hasn’t mentioned much about the wedding. They’re so busy.’ When it comes to what to gift the couple, even Paul isn’t sure. ‘I have no clue. We’re trying to figure that out,’ he said.

The confirmation of the wedding follows months of speculation. Reports started to circulate that there was to be a ‘winter wonderland wedding’ in Aspen on December 28 last year, but the date came and went with no nuptials. Naturally, people are pretty excited now something is on the horizon.

So without further ado, what could be in store for the nuptials? The wedding is reportedly going to last three days – yep, because one just isn’t enough when you’re one of the world’s richest men. Mr Bezos is ranked by Forbes the second richest person on the planet, with a fortune valued at $218bn (£168bn). According to some reports, all the water taxis in the city have been hired out for the event, and swanky hotels such as Belmond Hotel Cipriani and the Gritti Palace have been fully booked.

The exact location of the wedding hasn’t been confirmed yet. However according to one local report ‘The event … will take place aboard their $500 million megayacht, Koru, anchored in the Venetian Lagoon.’ The yacht is the largest masted yacht ever built – it can sleep eighteen people in nine cabins and measures more than 415 feet in length. Other sources have suggested that the yacht will only be involved in the wedding. ‘I promise you the wedding is not on the boat,’ one source told The Daily Mail. According to the Italian press, the wedding will be organised by British event organiser, Lanza & Baucina. With figures like the above being thrown around, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the wedding ended up costing billions, right?

Other speculation suggests the wedding could take place in the Palazzo Ducale or Doge’s Palace, one of the main landmarks of the city which was once the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. Another option suggests Bezos could choose the Arsenal, a historic complex of slipways, boat sheds, workshops and canals where for generations the Venetians constructed warships.

A local news site said ‘In preparation for the event, Venice is bracing for the arrival of VIPs. The city’s top luxury hotels have already been booked, and reports say the entire fleet of water taxis will be made available to shuttle guests across the canals. The logistics point to a highly exclusive, tightly co-ordinated celebration.’

They continued: ‘Choosing Venice is more than a romantic gesture —it’sxs a nod to the couple’s shared history with the city, which they’ve frequently visited during their relationship… the wedding is poised to be a defining social event of 2025, not only for the couple but for Venice itself.’

Bezos and Sánchez went public with their romance in January 2019 and got engaged in May 2023. Bezos proposed with a $2.5 million diamond ring so huge that Sánchez admitted she ‘kind of blacked out’ when she saw it. ‘We’re still thinking about the wedding, what it’s going to be. Is it going to be big? Is it going to be overseas? We don’t know yet. We’ve only been engaged five months,’ she told Vogue at the time. When it comes to Sánchez’s dress, we can expect nothing less than amazing. She has already chosen her dress with help from Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and it’s believed to be Oscar de la Renta.

The invite list is star-studded, as expected. Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are said to be on the list, alongside Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and her fiancée Orlando Bloom and Oprah Winfrey. DiCaprio and Bezos are said to be close friends, after he was photographed on his yacht last year. According to Page Six, the pair find ‘common ground in the fight against climate change and their work in environmental activism.’ Meanwhile, Bloom and Perry have been spotted on holiday with the couple before, when they were photographed in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Both Bezos and Sánchez have been married in the past. Bezos shares four children with his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott. The pair were married 25 years of marriage. Sánchez and her ex-husband, Patrick Whitesell, settled their divorce in October 2019, after 13 years together.

Sánchez is yet to comment on her upcoming nuptials, but she did recently post a cryptic message to Instagram. Sharing a pencil sketch of a nude woman perched on the wing of a plane, her hair swept back by the wind, she simply captioned it: ‘Mood.’

In her previous interview with Vogue, Sanchez said she’d be taking Bezos last name. ‘Uh, yes, one hundred percent. I am looking forward to being Mrs. Bezos. When asked about marrying him, she replied ‘think there are a lot of opportunities that come with that, and I take those opportunities very seriously. We always look at each other and go, “We’re the team.” So everything’s shared.”’

Now this is one wedding we’d love to be a fly on the wall at.