Town of Venice confirmed Saturday (Mar 29) it would host the marriage of multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiancee Lauren Sanchez, denying reviews the well-known Italian metropolis can be invaded by a whole bunch of celebrities and potential 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 just a few days of celebrations.
“The various speculations and faux information circulating about Jeff Bezos’ marriage ceremony are utterly unfounded,” the assertion mentioned.
Bezos is the proprietor of The Washington Put up and founder and largest particular person shareholder of Amazon. Amongst others, George and Amal Clooney celebrated their marriage ceremony in Venice in 2014.
Town mentioned solely 200 visitors can be invited, a quantity simply accommodated with none disruption to the 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 important impacts,” the town mentioned, citing G20 and G7 summits, the Structure and Cinema Biennales, in addition to non-public occasions and VIP weddings.
A number of reviews in each Italian and worldwide media recommended that Bezos’ marriage ceremony organizers had already booked rooms at Venice’s predominant luxurious inns and reserved for just a few days in late June massive numbers of gondolas and water taxis – that are primarily utilized by locals and vacationers for day by day transportation.
Town denied these reviews, saying it “is their utmost precedence to verify the town features 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 the town,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro mentioned.