IN THE NEWS: A local boy made good who recently split town to take up residence in Florida just spent an estimated $46.8 million to get hitched to his glamorous girlfriend. He could have saved a lot of money if he had opted for a more modest soiree at, for example, a local winery in Woodinville, not far from Bellevue, where he opened his business in a garage in 1994. But since that little book-vending startup has grown into a gargantuan operation that sells virtually anything and everything, the groom could afford a gargantuan wedding.
As the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos has made a stunningly huge amount of money — $231 billion at last count — so, why not indulge? Family members and obvious friends appeared to be scarce at the nuptials. Still, a couple hundred Hollywood stars and celebrities, such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Oprah Winfrey and most of the Kardashians, showed up in Venice, Italy, to watch Bezos say “I do” to wife number two.
It sure is a long way from Bellevue to Venice.
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