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What Do Billionaires Want for Their Weddings?

According to etiquette experts, this is an area where less is more

By Ashley Wong

Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest people in the world, is getting married this month. What could he and his bride, former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez, possibly want as a gift?

“Well, I wouldn’t get them anything that I could buy on Amazon,” joked Jean Shafiroff, a philanthropist and socialite in New York City. Shafiroff said she did not know Bezos and Sánchez personally, but had attended and given gifts at many sumptuous parties.

Gift registries are standard for most weddings. However, the etiquette is a little different for some very wealthy couples. When Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were married in 2009, their three publicly available online gift registries—featuring items like a $300 KitchenAid stand mixer from Williams Sonoma and a Tiffany & Co. $295 silver vegetable spoon—were closely scrutinized by the public and the media. Trump and Kushner did not respond to requests for comment.

“Couples that are high net worth have to be very careful when it comes to setting up a registry,” said Elaine Swann, an etiquette expert with 22 years of experience who has worked with high-net-worth clients. “It should be something that’s private and not a public registry.” Including a registry link in the wedding invitation is also considered a faux pas. 

“It’s really easy to look at a registry as a greedy, gross thing from the couple, right?” said Lizzie Post, co-president of the Emily Post Institute. “But the registry is actually supposed to be a helpful tool for the guests.”

Wedding-etiquette experts said it was up to the couple to set expectations about whether and what to give.

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