Behind-the-scenes snapshots of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’ wedding have started going viral… for all the wrong reasons
The blushing bride, 55, tied the knot with her Amazon founder beau, 61, in Venice, Italy, on Friday wearing a lacy Dolce & Gabbana gown.
It boasted floral-inspired embellishments, long sleeves, tight bodice, high neckline, enormous train and button studs down the front.
Lauren took to Instagram just moments after saying ‘I do’ to begin her huge rebrand as she deleted all of her old Instagram posts and changed her profile to include her new surname, Bezos.
The only two uploads that currently show include a snapshot of the newlyweds standing hand-in-hand which was uploaded alongside a simple date caption.
The other is a carousel of behind-the-scenes snaps of Lauren’s wedding preparations.
In the post, the former journalist was seen standing inside a decadent room at the wedding venue, wearing her dress and showing off its dramatic silhouette.
The second photo, a black and white image, showed Lauren and her team helping her get into the gown, while the third image featured designer Domenico Dolce placing the lace veil on her head.
‘Not just a gown, a piece of poetry,’ she captioned the post. ‘Thank you @dolcegabbana for the magic you made.’
But unfortunately for Lauren, fans quickly got hung up on one small detail.
Because in the background of one of the snaps were two Dolce & Gabanna atelier tailors wearing outfits reminiscent of maid uniforms – consisting of white pinafores with black detailing to the collars and belt ties.
The forlorn duo looked somewhat pained as they stood awkwardly and gazed toward Lauren who posed up a storm for the camera.
And their apparent discomfort was quickly picked up on as the pictures began circulating on social media – with some slamming it as another distasteful display of wealth to keep them cropped in the picture.
Highlighting the pair with a large arrow, one user wrote: ‘She willingly posted this.
‘Ma’am. If ever there was an image to encapsulate this nightmare.’
‘It’s giving Handmaid’s Tale,’ another said, in reference to the best-selling novel about a totalitarian society ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state.
‘Why is this radicalizing me?’ another quipped.
‘Peak dystopia!’ someone else shared.
Others joked that their outfits were a ‘fetishized’ nod to the 1950s after Lauren told Vogue that she had researched pictures of brides from the era before being inspired by Sophia Loren’s wedding dress from the 1958 movie Houseboat.
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Oh dear!
The world will always talk. Were they expected to take over the room or be excited as the bride. They have to be in one place, give room for appropriate photos and come forward when they are called. Thank you