That’s right. The wedding that took place on the small, secluded island of San Giorgio Maggiore was symbolic, not legally binding. Venice didn’t receive an official license request from Sánchez and Bezos, a city spokesperson confirmed to CNN ahead of the nuptials.

When a string of A-listers were photographed heading to Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’ $50 million wedding in Italy, celebrity watchers wondered what the connections were between some of the stars and the billionaire couple. Take Hollywood “it girl” Sydney Sweeney — who didn’t seem to have an obvious public affiliation with the couple.