Veneto Gov. Luca Zaia was first to give an estimated tally for the Bezos/Sánchez bash: He told reporters this week the most recent total he saw was between 40 million and 48 million euros (up to $56 million).

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, a journalist, author and helicopter pilot, are getting ready to tie the knot in Venice, Italy. The couple and some of these celebrity guests were photographed on Friday, leaving luxury hotels in Venice for their black-tie wedding ceremony.