Jeff Bezos and his wife-to-be Lauren Sanchez have been snapped before their upcoming nuptials in Venice.
The pair were seen waving to fans as they ventured into a private venue with one another. Lauren could be seen flashing a smile and a friendly to bystanders as she donned a pair of statement shades.
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff and his journalist fiancée Lauren are currently gearing up to tie the knot, but concerns have been mounting about potential wedding crashers disrupting their special day.
According to reports, Greenpeace activists and members of the Everyone Hates Elon (EHE) group are poised to stage protests at the lavish celebration.
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A pre-wedding gala dinner, attended by 200 guests, is scheduled for tomorrow evening, followed by several other events over three days.
However, Bezos, 61, has already been forced to revise his plans due to threats from disgruntled Venice locals, who vowed to block the city’s historic canals with inflatable crocodiles. The billionaire has hastily relocated the ceremony after residents expressed outrage about him “shutting down Venice”.
In response to the local backlash, Bezos has moved the venue from the 16th-century Scuola Grande della Misericordia to Arsenale, a vast fortress-like compound of shipyards and warehouses that once built Venetian warships.
Determined to ensure the event goes off without a hitch, Bezos has been in a relationship with Miss Sánchez, a news reporter, for around seven years. It’s expected that the 200 guests, including Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner, will arrive on the tiny island of San Giovanni Evangelista for Thursday’s dinner without incident.
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The island is home to a mere 11 inhabitants and its only dwelling is a modest five-bedroom house, previously a guesthouse for a convent that was part of a now-demolished monastery complex.
On mainland Venice, where most guests are staying before taking a boat to the island for the event, EHE and Greenpeace activists have erected a massive 20x20m sign near where Bezos is set to wed his fiancée.
The banner, prominently displayed in the famous St Mark’s Square, reads: “IF YOU CAN RENT VENICE FOR YOUR WEDDING YOU CAN PAY MORE TAX.”
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