Bezos and Sánchez Kick Off Wedding Week With Foam Party

24 June 2025

Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez. Credit : Sanjin Strukic/PIXSELL / SplashNews

As the sun set over the turquoise Adriatic Sea on June 22, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez marked the start of their multi-day nuptials with an unforgettable foam party aboard Bezos’s billion‑dollar sailing yacht, Koru. The vessel itself is a marvel: a 417-foot masterpiece valued at $500 million, featuring three soaring masts, multiple decks including a pool deck, and even a helipad. Against this opulent backdrop, the couple and their guests immersed themselves in clouds of frothy foam, giant beach balls, and playful underwater escapades a perfect blend of indulgence and celebration before their grand entrance into Venice’s cultural spotlight.

Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, were dressed for summer ease he in patterned swim shorts and a white bucket hat, she in a striking red-and-black string bikini and oversized sunhat. As cameras captured their tender moments, arms wrapped and laughter shared amidst the sudsy spectacle, it was clear this was more than a party. It was the first public moment of a much-anticipated union, a preamble to the Venice ceremony set to rival any high-society pop culture event.

While the evening’s foam celebration honored Sánchez’s son Evan’s 19th birthday, it was also a symbolic celebration of family merging. Bezos, a father of four, and Sánchez, mother to two, share a blended brood entering the wedding season. The yacht’s guest list read like a who’s who of Hollywood and international influence Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Bill Gates are all expected at the Venice festivities, though organizers have assured that cultural sensitivity and minimal disruption to the city are top priorities.

This party wasn’t the only thematic soirée planned. Ahead of the big week, Bezos and Sánchez also hosted a bachelorette pajama party in Paris last month, while Venice locals prepared themselves for the incoming wave of guests arriving at prestigious hotels like the Aman, Gritti Palace, and Cipriani. The wedding week itself promises fireworks: three days of celebration beginning June 24, including rumored ceremonies at iconic sites such as San Giorgio Maggiore or aboard Koru in the Venetian lagoon.

Critics have expressed concerns over the wedding’s scale, calling it extravagant and potentially disruptive to Venice’s heritage. Activists protesting the celebration dubbed it “renting the city,” prompting Bezos’s team to shift venues and offer local charitable donations a gesture meant to balance celebration with respect for the city’s fragile infrastructure.

The choice of Koru as a staging ground reflects more than wealth it reveals the couple’s shared narrative. Bezos proposed aboard this yacht in May 2023 with a spectacular 30-carat pink diamond ring, symbolizing their beautiful ascent from private lovers to power couple. The foam party reaffirmed that narrative, bringing friends and family into the fold with buoyant fun and sunlit intimacy memories captured both for those on deck and the wider world watching the wedding saga unfold.

Looking beyond the bubbles and beach balls, the event underscores the evolution of elite weddings in 2025. No longer confined to formal halls, modern high-society unions blend lavish scale with personal brand storytelling a foam party aboard a custom-built sailing yacht; a wedding funded through private wealth; a guest list spanning celebrities, media moguls, and tech titans; and commitment ceremonies shaped by location, image, and global attention.

For Sánchez, a former news anchor turned aviation entrepreneur, the journey from public broadcaster to bride aboard one of the most expensive yachts ever built is a personal and public metamorphosis. For Bezos, a man whose career spans from e-commerce pioneer to space tourist, this moment redefines legacy and love. Together, they present a synchronized blend of spectacle and sincerity luxury lived, not just displayed.

As Venice awaits and protest banners cast shadows over canals, the foam party lit a softer tone. Under a sky of bubbles and friendship, Bezos and Sánchez glimpsed the promise of their upcoming marriage: unity, joy, and a deeply personal kind of extravagance. Amid wealth and world stage, their celebration begins with intimacy not only with each other, but with family and guests, all sharing in the lightness before the vows.

In foam and laughter, their story takes shape. And as the yacht anchored off the Croatian coast this weekend, it anchored a promise: that what follows will be as heartfelt as it is headline‑making.