A string of water taxis cut through the lagoon to bring Bezos, Sanchez and their guests to the Madonna dell’Orto cloister on the Cannaregio district on the northern edge of Venice. Paparazzi in their own boats followed close behind in a controlled chase, trying to capture the guests on camera, as police on jet skis patrolled a no-go zone.

Attention-seeking celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian caught water taxis in Venice Friday to watch Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest person, go through the motions of exchanging wedding vows with his equally attention-seeking bride,

Jeff Bezos recently married Lauren Sanchez in a lavish $50 million wedding in Venice, Italy. Other wealthy individuals like LeBron James and Kanye West have also ventured into education projects with varying degrees of success.