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- When Lauren Sánchez married Jeff Bezos in a lavish Venice celebration, it was a family business
- Vogue reports that Sánchez went down in the hallway by her two sons, Nikko and Evan, during the celebration
- The outlet also confirms that the bride’s maid was someone else close to her heart
Lauren SánchezS wedding more Jeff Bezos Was a family affair with the bride went down in the hallway by her sons Nikko and Evan and accompanied the altar by her 17-year-old daughter Ella, who served as her maid.
The Emmy-winning journalist, 55, tied with the founder of Amazon, 61, in a black band ceremony on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy, Friday 27 June.
Vogue Reports that Ella served as the bride’s maid and delivered a reading at the ceremony. Per outlet, Ella wore a Dolce & Gabbana costume (Sánchez wore a corset himself, a mermaid wedding dress that is tailor made by Dolce, along with Dolce earrings).
“Ella’s original. She strikes her own drum. She had never had a pass before and she loved it. She will look fantastic. It has been the most fun dress all the children,” Lauren told Vogue.
The outlet also confirmed that Sánchez’s sons went down in the hallway.
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Sánchez welcomed son Nikko, 24, 2001 with his ex-boyfriend, former NFL player Tony Gonzalez. After the two shared, Sánchez married his now exman, businessman Patrick Whitesell. Sánchez and Whitesell celebrated the arrival of their son, Evan, 19, 2006 and daughter, Ella, 2008.
Sánchez and Bezos celebrated their Italian news for several days and welcomed a number of their celebrity friends for the lavish festivities in the floating city, including Oprah WinfreyThe Gayle KingThe Orlando BlomThe Kim KardashianThe Khloé KardashianThe Kris JennerThe Kylie JennerThe Karlie KlossThe Leonardo DiCaprioThe Caretaker and Tom Brady.
Other remarkable guests included Queen Rania by JordanThe Bill Gates and his girlfriend, Paula HurdThe François-Henri PinaultThe and fashion designers Diane von FürstenbergDomenico Dolce and Tommy Hilfiger.
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A source tells People that the couple’s wedding ceremony started with a performance of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley, Sung by Matteo Bocelli to cheer from the guests.
Shortly after the wedding took place, Sánchez shared the first photo of the wedding on her Instagram. She and Bezos can be seen smiling and holding their hands in a garden environment when their guests watched.
People confirmed that Bezos and Sánchez were involved in May 2023, four years after the news broke that they were in a relationship.
