By News18
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife and former news anchor, Lauren Sanchez, had an ultra-luxurious wedding in Venice, complete with big Hollywood names and Venice鈥檚 most exclusive hotels. However, the wedding is now drawing accusations of being 鈥渃heap鈥.
With one of the world鈥檚 most enchanting cities as the backdrop, the three-day affair was dubbed the 鈥淲edding of the Century鈥. The cost of breakfast alone was 1,000 euros per head (Rs 1 lakh and above). Bezos and Sanchez stayed at the Aman hotel, a luxury 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal with a view of the Rialto bridge.
However, according to a source with the Daily Mail, the experience for many guests was not so luxurious as advertised. 鈥淲hat people won鈥檛 know from the pictures is how exhausting and full-on it was for the guests.鈥
鈥楬assles鈥 For Guests
鈥淭he heat didn鈥檛 help but people were forever needing to get around Venice, which means by boat, and that was a hassle and took ages, and there were a lot of people who all needed to get to the same place at the same time,鈥 the sources said.
鈥淧eople were complaining about being completely tired by the time of the wedding day, never mind the day after,鈥 the source added.
Notably, the grand wedding had drawn protests and stirred controversy in the city. A group called 鈥淣o Space for Bezos鈥 has plastered banners across Venice. They aimed to highlight concerns over overtourism and its impact on the city.
Entertainment journalist Rob Shuter also reported that the guests at the wedding were 鈥渦nimpressed鈥 by the gift bags they had received, saying they felt like 鈥渃orporate retreat鈥 merchandise. One guest seemingly believed 鈥渋t was a gag鈥 that Sanchez handed out goodie bags with black open-toe Amazon slides in them.
People also criticised the grey carpet, which was dubbed 鈥渋ndustrial鈥. A social media user wrote, 鈥淓verybody鈥檚 talking abt the outfits but can we talk abt the millennial grey hellscape carpet pls? $50M and they chose to look like your local HR Block went overboard for Mother鈥檚 Day?鈥
鈥淚 need to know why Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez chose to get married on a grey office carpet,鈥 another person said.