Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya recently shared on X (formerly Twitter) that he sent a case of his ultra-premium tequila to Jeff Bezos in Venice as a wedding gift. In the Twitter post, he stated that the Amazon founder reached out to him at the last minute. “Apropos of celebrity drinkers of our tequila,” Palihapitiya wrote. “I just got a text from Bezos. Sent my plane with a case of our tequila to Venice as a wedding present,” he said, adding “Congratulations Jeff+Lauren!”. Palihapitiya and his “All-In” podcast co-hosts launched the $1,200-per-bottle tequila on June 21 in Los Angeles. The 750 ml bottles, shaped like poker chips, sold out within hours, according to a TechCrunch report. The tequila delivery came during Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s lavish three-day wedding celebration on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, which reportedly cost around $50 million. While the exact number of bottles sent to Bezos was not disclosed, flight tracking data showed a flurry of private jets landing in Venice for the wedding.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wedding
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tied knot with journalist Lauren Sanchez at a lavish ceremony on an island in Italy’s Venice on Friday (June 27). The wedding was attended by celebrities from the world of Hollywood, tech and more, including Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Tom Brady and Leonardo DiCaprio.Later, the bride posted a photo on Instagram under a new name – laurensanchezbezos – showing her in a long flowing white dress and the groom in black tie.Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, are staying at the Aman hotel, a luxury 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal with a view of the famous Rialto bridge.The three-day wedding celebrations concluded with a finale party dubbed as ‘Dolce Notte’ or ‘Sweet Night’. The party witnessed A-list celebrity guests donning sleepwear couture for the music night, glamour and thoughtful gifts. The billionaire couple gave some custom Amazon swag return gifts to the guests. The male guests at the party received plush blue velvet Venetian slippers from Vibi Venezia. On the other hand, the female guests got black open-toe slippers from Amazon. The gifts, Sanchez told Vogue, were designed to reflect the personalities of the couple.“So you have a little of both!” she added.
