Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have invited celebrity friends like fellow space traveler Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Ivanka Trump for their Venice nuptials later this month, but the couple hopes to put a spotlight on Venice’s own traditions during the celebrations.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez got engaged in May 2023 aboard their superyacht, Koru. Bezos hid the ring under her pillow, which she found just as she went to bed. “When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” she told Vogue.