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Bezos-Sánchez wedding, have released a rare statement seeking to set the record straight about"rumours of 'taking over' the city," calling them"entirely false and diametrically opposed to our goals and to reality.
" It said"no exaggerated quantity" of water taxis or gondolas were booked, and the number of taxis reserved is"proportionate for the number of guests." "From the outset, instructions from our client and our own guiding principles were abundantly clear: the minimising of any disruption to the city, the respect for its residents and institutions and the overwhelming employment of locals in the crafting of the events," the firm told NPR in a statement on Monday.Here's what else we know — and still don't — about the wedding and the protests against it. Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos, pictured at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March, have been engaged since 2023.is likely June 26 to 28, while the AP — citing Italian media — previously reported it could be June 24 to 26. There have been similarly conflicting reports about the ceremony's whereabouts., the Koru. The ship has made headlines before: In 2022, the Dutch city of Rotterdam considered temporarily dismantling a historic bridge to allow the Koru to leave the shipyard where it was built — but reversed course after, report that the couple may get married on the private island of San Giorgio Maggiore, specifically in a monastery there. The"No Space for Bezos" activists, meanwhile, say the wedding is supposed to take place in the 14th-century Scuola Grande della Misericordia, a school armory-turned-event venue,Locals opposed to the wedding festivities have multiple concerns, ranging from logistical disruptions to environmental impacts of a sudden influx of yachts and private jets. "Bezos is basically going to treat the whole city as a private ballroom, as a private event area, as if the citizens are not there," protester Alice Bazzolidue to rising sea levels and mass tourism. In an effort to curb the latter, it now requires day-trippers over the age of 14 to pay aThe massive influx of tourists has worsened the housing crisis, as many residential buildings have been converted into short-term rentals, and led to a drop in the population as many residents try their luck elsewhere.is expected to cost the equivalent of $23-$34 million. While Zaia says that will give a much-needed boost to the local economy, people protesting the event worry they won't personally experience the benefits of that money.Protesters have displayed anti-Jeff Bezos posters and banners throughout Venice, where the tech billionaire is due to marry journalist Lauren Sánchez at the end of June."I hope that Bezos comes anyway," he said."Not all Venetians think like these protesters." The wedding organizers, Lanza & Baucina Limited, said in their statement that since before the protests broke out, it had"worked for there to be minimal negative impact or disruption to the lives of Venetians and the city's visitors." "We have always acknowledged the wider debate and critical issues surrounding the city's future, and from the outset our client has been honoured to support the city and its all-important lagoon through non-profit organisations and associated projects," the company added. Bezos has made sizable contributions to Venetian charities in the lead-up to the wedding, including a million-euro donation to Corila, an academic consortium that studies Venice's lagoon ecosystem,, Corila confirmed over the weekend that Bezos' Earth Fund had made an"important donation" back in April, well before protests started.that at least two historic Venetian companies will contribute to the festivities: Rosa Salva, the city's oldest pastry maker, and Laguna B, a design studio famous for its distinctive, handmade Murano glassware. Antonio Rosa Salva, the sixth generation in his family to run the bakery, said he will be supplying a selection of treats for guests' goody bags — and welcomes the honor. "I don't see how an event with 200 people can create disruptions," he told the AP."It's prestigious that a couple like this, who can go anywhere in the world, are getting married in the city."
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