Photos from Venice ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding

Venice, Italy (AP) - As a list of celebrities of starry guests, descends to Venice, Italy, for the wedding of the weekend of of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and Lauren SánchezThe activists united under the banner "No space for Bezos" to protest against the wedding. The demonstrators drew attention to the suééchoux, the high costs of housing and the constant threat of the floods induced by the climate in the city of Lagon. This is a photo gallery organized by AP photo editors. Jeff Bezos, center on the left, and Lauren Sanchez, center on the right, leave a hotel for their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) Jeff Bezos, center on the left, and Lauren Sanchez, center on the right, leave a hotel for their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more Jeff Bezos, on the left, and Lauren Sanchez kiss while leaving a hotel for their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) Jeff Bezos, on the left, and Lauren Sanchez kiss while leaving a hotel for their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, inside the boat, go through the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the path of their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, inside the boat, go through the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the path of their reception before the wedding, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more The demonstrators display a "No Kings No Bezos" sign in St. Mark's Square, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Antonio Calanni) The demonstrators display a "No Kings No Bezos" sign in St. Mark's Square, in Venice, Italy, Thursday June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Antonio Calanni)Learn more Kim Kardashian, Center, and Sister Khloé Kardashian arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before Jeff Bezos' wedding. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) Kim Kardashian, Center, and Sister Khloé Kardashian arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before Jeff Bezos' wedding. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more Domenico Dolce, on the left, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) Domenico Dolce, on the left, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more An activist of the extinction rebellion reveals a banner in front of the Saint-Marc basilica in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) An activist of the extinction rebellion reveals a banner in front of the Saint-Marc basilica in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more Oprah Winfrey, center on the right, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) Oprah Winfrey, center on the right, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more Barry Diller, on the left, and Diane von Furstenberg arrive in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) Barry Diller, on the left, and Diane von Furstenberg arrive in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more A model resembling Jeff Bezos floats in a channel in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (Click on news via AP) A model resembling Jeff Bezos floats in a channel in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (Click on news via AP)Learn more Usher arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before Jeff Bezos' wedding. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) Usher arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before Jeff Bezos' wedding. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more The daughter of American president Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, center, vague when she and her husband Jared Kushner, on the right, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini) The daughter of American president Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, center, vague when she and her husband Jared Kushner, on the right, arrived in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the wedding of Jeff Bezos. (AP photo / Luigi Costantini)Learn more A gondola carries tourists in front of the Aman hotel along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) A gondola carries tourists in front of the Aman hotel along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more A lookalike from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, poses for photos in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) A lookalike from the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, poses for photos in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more The Italian army soldiers patrol the Saint-Marc place before the wedding of the weekend of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) The Italian army soldiers patrol the Saint-Marc place before the wedding of the weekend of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more This photo published by Greenpeace shows a large banner against the planned marriage of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos, in St. Mark Square, in Venice, Italy, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Greenpeace via AP) This photo published by Greenpeace shows a large banner against the planned marriage of the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos, in St. Mark Square, in Venice, Italy, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Greenpeace via AP)Learn more The founder of Amazon Multi-Millionaire, Jeff Bezos, right, and Lauren Sanchez arrived by boat in a hotel in Venice, Italy, Wednesday June 25, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to their wedding. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) The founder of Amazon Multi-Millionaire, Jeff Bezos, right, and Lauren Sanchez arrived by boat in a hotel in Venice, Italy, Wednesday June 25, 2025, before the festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to their wedding. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more A gondolier runs tourists along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Wednesday June 25, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno) A gondolier runs tourists along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Wednesday June 25, 2025, before the Festivities of the Lagoon City would have been linked to a wedding celebration for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. (AP photo / Luca Bruno)Learn more window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : '870613919693099', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.9' }); }; (function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));