Billionaire and founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos married long-time girlriend TV presenter Lauren Sanchez in a lavish Italian styled ceremony in Venice on Frida, June 27.

The ceremony attracted royals, movie stars, models, tech giants trailed by paparazzi in water taxis as they made their way to the three-day event.

Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka Trump, the Kardashians, Bill Gates among others were present for the lavish event.

Though star-studded, the couple held a strictly by invitation ceremony with about 200 guests,and 70 being close family members with Sanchez telling Vogue Sanchez that the event was "extremely intimate".

The festivities is expected to end withn a grand party featuring former medieval shipyard, where Lady Gaga and Elton John are expected to perform.

Adorned in a lace Dolce & Gabbana haute couture gown that took 900 hours of atelier work, Sanchez told photographers that she "felt like a princess".

According to reports, Lauren Sánchez’s custom is estimated to cost between $250,000 and $400,000, though theexact price is yet to be disclosed.

Friday's ceremony took place on the small island of San Giorgio, where Matteo Bocelli - son of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli - reportedly performed.

Winfrey, who attended the pair's engagement party in 2023, was among the 200 guests

and Khloe Kardashian shared pictures from the event, and were later photographed speeding away in a water taxi

Orlando Bloom posed for photographers as he left the event

tuxedo-clad Bezos waved from a small motor boat

While the exact cost of the wedding is not known, estimates range from $20m (£14m) to more than $50m.

The event has attracted protests from a variety of groups in Venice, from locals fighting over-tourism to climate change activists.

This will be the second wedding for both Sanchez and Bezos.

The couple have seven children between them from previous marriages and relationships.

They got engaged in May 2023 on board their 417-foot sailing yacht, Koru, named after a Maori symbol for "new life."

In November 2023, the pair held an engagement party in Beverly Hills, with Oprah Winfrey, Salma Hayek Pinault, Barbra Streisand, Kris Jenner in attendance.

designer Domenico Dolce, who helped to dress Sanchez for her big day

onlookers spotted Jeff Bezos on his way to San Giorgio island in Venice

have travelled on Venice's canals for centuries

Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner braved the heat as the mercury rose in Venice

media personality Kris Jenner and her partner, manager Corey Gamble, were part of the Kardashian contingent

tech entrepreneur Bill Gates and partner Paula Hurd took in the sights

actor Leonardo Dicaprio tried to keep a low profile in a black baseball cap at the wedding

Sanchez and Jeff Bezos gave a joint thumbs-up at the Aman Hotel