A lasting impression.

"Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have invited scores of VIPs from film, finance and show business to Venice this week for three days of wedding celebrations." Dubbed "Wedding of the Century", it is expected to cost 40-48 million euros ($46.5-$55.6 million), 30 water taxis have been booked and 90 private jets will land at Venice and nearby airports. Reuters. Bezos is the 4th richest man in the world with $231.4 billion, with India's richest man Mukesh Ambani at number 16 with $112.8 billion. Forbes. In 2019, "Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed to a record-breaking divorce settlement of at least $35 billion." BBC. This time, teams of lawyers for Bezos and Sanchez have designed the most complex prenuptial agreement ever. "Sanchez could walk away with $1 million for every year they are married, plus property." News18. Writing a will seems to be easier than getting married. This marriage comes after, "Alex Soros, the son of Democratic Party's patron George Soros, tied the knot with Huma Abedin, a political aide of Hillary Clinton, in what the New York times described as 'the wedding of the liberal royalty'." Guests included Hillary Clinton, President Bill Clinton, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Nicky Hilton Rothschild and Vogue editor Anne Wintour. TOI. All this is nothing compared to the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, to Radhika Merchant. which cost an estimated $600 to $1 billion. TOI. To lead up to the wedding, 1,200 guests were invited to pre-wedding celebrations at Jamnagar in Gujarat, lasting three days and including performances by artists like Rihanna. BI. For 10 days, from 25 February to 5 March, the Jamnagar Airport, which primarily serves the Indian Air Force because of its proximity to the Pakistan border, was converted to a commercial airport to allow guests to land their private planes. The Wire. This was followed by a second pre-wedding with 800 guests in a luxury cruise liner which sailed for 4,380 km  from Italy to France and back. Mint. The wedding took place over three days in Mumbai and "Vogue was granted the world exclusive inside the event." How else would we know that Radhika wore a crystal outfit by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla to make a "lasting impression", changed into a metal mesh saree by Maneesh Malhotra, which was "quite heavy, but worth every moment", then sherara pants by Anamika Khanna with a dupatta of flowers and for the holy moment "Radhika wore a one-of-a-kind couture look by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla in red and white, honoring the Gujarati tradition of panetar. Vogue. Too much to digest. That's the lasting impression.