Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez reportedly met in 2016, but their relationship became public in early 2019. Bezos proposed in May 2023, and they married in Venice on June 27, 2025. The reported meeting and the public emergence of their romance are different milestones; the available accounts do not establish an exact private start date.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s relationship timeline
- 2016: The Independent, citing Brad Stone’s book Amazon Unbound, reports that they first met at an Amazon Studios party for the film Manchester by the Sea. This is an attributed account of their first meeting, not a date either person confirms in the cited coverage. The Independent’s timeline
- January 9, 2019: Bezos and MacKenzie Scott announced that they had decided to divorce. Their joint statement said they would “continue our shared lives as friends.” The Independent
- Early 2019: Reports of Bezos and Sánchez’s romance became public. Us Weekly describes this as the period when multiple outlets reported that they were pursuing a relationship; it does not establish when their private relationship began. Us Weekly’s timeline
- May 2023: Bezos proposed while they were traveling in Europe. In a November 2023 Vogue interview, Sánchez said she found the ring under her pillow aboard their yacht, Koru, after dinner. “When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” she recalled. Vogue’s interview with Sánchez
- November 2023: The couple held an engagement party at the Beverly Hills home of Barry Diller and Diane von Fürstenberg. In her Vogue interview that month, Sánchez said they were still considering what kind of wedding to have, including whether it would be large or overseas. Vogue’s wedding explainer
- January 2024: Sánchez marked Bezos’s 60th birthday with a message on social media, as reported by Us Weekly. Us Weekly’s timeline
- June 27, 2025: Bezos and Sánchez married in Venice. The Associated Press reports that the private ceremony took place on San Giorgio island and that around 200 celebrity guests attended. Vogue also identifies June 27 as the wedding day; it reports celebrations in the days beforehand and a party on June 28. Associated Press wedding report · Vogue’s wedding explainer
What the timeline does—and does not—establish
The chronology has three distinct markers: a reported first meeting in 2016, public reports of a romance in early 2019, and later public milestones the couple discussed or celebrated, including their engagement and wedding. It should not be read as proof that they began dating in 2016 or on a specific date in January 2019. The cited accounts document public milestones through the wedding in June 2025, not a complete record of their private life.
Wedding context
Vogue reported that the wedding was the second marriage for both and that they had seven children between them. The couple said contributions were made on behalf of guests to UNESCO Venice Office for cultural heritage, CORILA for lagoon habitats, and Venice International University for research and education. Their statement said: “Our hope is that through these efforts and by you joining us, Venice will continue to inspire wonder for generations to come.” Vogue’s wedding coverage
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