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.

Lauren Sánchez married Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in Venice. Here's everything to know about the former news anchor and licensed pilot.

One of the world's richest men, Bezos was able to commandeer many of the Italian city's resources. But a small portion of locals were not so welcoming.