By Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are planning an “extravagant” winter wedding in Aspen during the Christmas season, sources close to the couple have revealed.
The billionaire, 60, and Sanchez, 54, have chosen the exclusive mountain resort town for their star-studded ceremony, according to an insider familiar with the arrangements. “They’re planning an extravagant ceremony and are sparing no expense in creating a white Christmas affair,” the source said.
The couple, who frequently visit Aspen, selected the location for its “festive décor, twinkling lights, and holiday charm.” The celebration is expected to draw prominent figures from both business and entertainment circles, cementing its status as “the event of the season.”
Legal considerations appear to be the only factor delaying the nuptials. “He loves her and would marry her tomorrow, the only thing holding up the wedding is his, and her, lawyers,” the insider noted.
The wedding plans follow Bezos’s romantic yacht proposal in May 2023 off the coast of southern France, where he presented Sanchez with a pink diamond ring valued at approximately $2.5 million. The couple celebrated their engagement in Positano, Italy, hosting notable guests including Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Their relationship became public in 2019 while Sanchez was finalizing her divorce from talent agent Patrick Whitesell, her husband of 13 years. Bezos had previously ended his marriage to MacKenzie Scott, with whom he shares four children. Scott, now worth approximately $30 billion, has since donated two-thirds of her wealth to charitable causes.
Sanchez brings her own family connections to the union, with two children from her marriage to Whitesell and an older son with former NFL star Tony Gonzales. The couple’s shared appreciation for Aspen was evident during their Christmas 2022 visit, when they were photographed enjoying the winter landscape together.
The upcoming ceremony is expected to rival Bezos’s 60th birthday celebration earlier this year, which drew an impressive array of celebrity guests to honor the Amazon founder, whose net worth makes him one of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
