What Were the Guests Gifted at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Wedding?
The wedding favours were curated personally by the bride and groom to give the guests a part of their life…
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have joined a long list of celebrities who chose Italy as their wedding destination. The billionaire’s extravagant yet intimate wedding in Venice was a three-day celebration, with their rich and famous friends joining them in the floating metropolis.
The wedding festivities concluded with the ‘Dolce Notte’ after party, a pyjama-themed dance party where the guests danced the night away and left with carefully curated wedding favours from the couple. Along with locally-sourced Venetian treats and goods, the couple also gifted their guests something special as a memento of the celebration.
The pyjama-themed after party
The celebrations drew over 200 guests to Venice, including Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Tom Brady, Sydney Sweeney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates and Orlando Bloom. The ‘Dolce Notte’ party had a velvet-lined dancefloor and plush couches.
According to People magazine, the guests understood the assignment when it came to the pyjama-themed party as they turned up in their nightime finest. Leonardo DiCaprio wore a burgundy pyjama set with a black jacket, and Usher gave his tux a twist by swapping out the traditional jacket in favour of a long blue robe.
Oprah Winfrey wore a bronze set with feathered cuffs, and Bill Gates went with a traditional Prada pyjama set. Kim Kardashian opted for a gothic nightwear-inspired ensemble by Turkish designer Dilara Findikoglu, complete with a corset, garter and sheer stockings, and Lorraine Schwartz jewellery.
The bride wore a custom Atelier Versace silk and chiffon gown that featured crystal embroidered details and a matching robe.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding favours
In an interview with Vogue, the newly minted bride revealed that they wanted to gift their guests personalised mementoes for the wedding. The male guests received a pair of blue velvet slippers by Vibi Venezia. The iconic velvet slippers have been worn for centuries by Venetian gondoliers. The female guests were gifted a pair of open-toe black slippers from Amazon. According to the bride, these gifts were a reflection of the balance between something luxurious and intimate and were a part of both their worlds.
Guests were also greeted at their hotels with hampers of locally-sourced delicacies, like lemon cakes, Venetian pastries and other treats.