Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are reportedly days away from tying the knot in a lavish Italian ceremony, but the duo once had to postpone their walk down the aisle amid prenup negotiations.

Protests in Venice over the 61-year-old billionaire and the 55-year-old former reporter’s opulent wedding plans are reportedly derailing their big day slightly, but it’s not the first time they’ve faced a wedding hurdle! A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that the couple were initially planning on getting married in Aspen, Colorado, in the winter of 2024, but rescheduled because their prenuptial agreement wasn’t finalized.

Needless to say, the Amazon founder’s lawyers worked for months to draw up an ironclad prenup to protect his billion-dollar fortune and, according to an October 2024 report in the Daily Mail, forbid Bezos from marrying Sanchez until the prenup was settled. In December 2024, Bezos shut down a New York Post report that claimed he and Sanchez planned a $600 million wedding in Aspen, writing on X that the claim was “completely false.”

Bezos’s decision to protect his assets comes after his expensive 2019 divorce from ex-wife MacKenzie Scott, whom he married in 1993 before making his fortune. With no prenup in place, Scott’s divorce included claims that he cheated on her with his now-fiancée, Sanchez, and demanded support for their four children. The divorce became one of the most expensive divorces in history after Scott, who played a key role in Amazon’s early days, was awarded over $38 billion in Amazon shares.

However, a prenup is clearly not a deterrent for Sanchez, 55, who is scheduled to marry Bezos, 61, this week in Venice. According to People, Sanchez signed a prenup with her first husband, Patrick Whitesell, with whom she split in 2019. The exes, who share two children, divided their assets and properties per the agreement. 

The terms of Bezos and Sanchez’s prenup remain highly confidential, but it is expected to include protections for his four kids as well as a generous amount of alimony for Sanchez in case of a divorce.

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