Inside the Bezos' wedding ceremony in Venice

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos have officially tied the knot. NBC News' Molly Hunter takes a look inside the ceremony and celebrations.
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Tonight, Lauren Sanchez is now Lauren Sanchez Bezos, according to her new Instagram post.
Sharing a picture of the beaming couple, revealing her custom Dolce & Gabbana gown,
now gracing the digital cover of Vogue.
Hi Laureen, congratulations!
Just hours earlier, before changing into her wedding gown,
Sanchez stepping into her own boat, a chic headscarf protecting her hair.
Bezos dressed in a tux in the 90 degree heat,
speeding down the Grand Canal in a flotilla of paparazzi and security.
Arriving at the stunning San Giorgio Maggiore.
Directly across from St. Mark's, you have San Giorgio Maggiore,
a beautiful church on an island and behind it, an amphitheater.
Joined by some 200 A-listers from Tom Brady to Oprah Winfrey,
Gayle King, Orlando Bloom, Usher, the Kardashians and Jared Kushner,
offering Ivanka Trump a hand into their boat.
And tomorrow, the final show-stopping party.
Saturday night's exclusive party, even more off the beaten track.
It is at the Arsenale, the city's old naval shipyard, still controlled by the military.
And it is incredibly hard to get to for the public,
for the paparazzi and most importantly, for the protesters.
The main protest group, No Space for Bezos, has been small but noisy in recent weeks,
planned their biggest day of action yet for 5 p.m. Saturday.
But protests not the only distraction.
A bald Jeff Bezos lookalike has been walking around the city,
even waving at our camera as the real Jeff Bezos got into a water taxi nearby.
But most Venetians we met and tourists alike,
not all that bothered by the spectacle of the estimated $50 million extravaganza.
This city is for everybody, for Bezos, for her wife,
and for you, for me, for everybody, for every person.
I don't see no problem with it. As a Venetian, we're not getting any kind of
troubles or problems with public transport. I can get wherever I like.
And these American women from Texas staying at one of the hotels
hosting dozens of the wedding guests.
We had some great dinner reservations, lunch spots,
and then we just went to what we had already planned.
And then next to us would be Jerry Seinfeld.
Yeah, it hasn't ruined our trip at all. It's been exciting.
Tom, and tonight's party is still raging.
I can actually see the blinking lights of the police booths.
I spot at least two of them behind me at that island.
I see a line of water taxis waiting to pick up guests.
And the heightened security presence may be one of the reasons for the high price tag.
Some experts even wondering how anyone could spend so much money
in three short days of celebrations.
The other reason may be surprise musical guests.
A-listers performing possibly tonight or tomorrow.
The big party tomorrow night is at the Arsenale,
which promises to be a mega final blowout bash.
Tom.
Hope you get an invite. All right, Molly, we thank you for that.
