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Italian destination weddings are having a moment – again

Italian destination weddings are having a moment – again

It’s not just billionaires in Venice. Demand from Americans more broadly has revived a trend once driven by Britons and Australians to tie the knot in one of the world’s favourite countries.

Amazon multi-billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez leave a hotel in Venice on Wednesday ahead of festivities in the lagoon city linked to their wedding. AP

Emanuela Giangreco, a wedding planner, tells clients her home city of Venice is “delicate” – a description that fits uneasily into accounts of how the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez is expected to unfold there this week.

In March, Sanchez’s brother, Paul Sanchez, told TMZ the wedding, with about 200 guests expected to attend, would rival the pageantry of Princess Diana’s nuptials at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. (The London firm Lanza & Baucina, known for its discretion, is planning the event.)

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