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“She Has A Set Of Elves”: Uncomfortable Staffers Photobomb Lauren Sánchez’s Bridal Pics And Go Viral
Lauren Su00e1nchez in a white lace bridal dress, with staffers photobombing and creating an uncomfortable scene in the background.

“She Has A Set Of Elves”: Uncomfortable Staffers Photobomb Lauren Sánchez’s Bridal Pics And Go Viral

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A photo of Lauren Sanchez in her wedding dress posted to her now-wiped Instagram account has gone viral—for the two uniformed servants in the background.

The image shows the newlywed woman in her snow-white, hand-made Dolce & Gabbana gown, which allegedly took around 900 hours to put together.

In the background of the decadent fitting room, two short-haired servants can be seen standing with their hands crossed—apparently uncomfortable in the presence of the 55-year-old.

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    Highlights
    • A photo of Lauren Sánchez in her Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown drew attention to two uniformed women in the background.
    • Critics called the women “peasants” or “maids,” while others claimed they were respected couture seamstresses.
    • A second photo showed similarly dressed women adjusting Lauren’s gown, adding fuel to both sides of the debate.

    The two dour-looking workers were seen in the background of Lauren Sanchez Bezos’ wedding photo

    Image credits: Luigi Iorio / Getty

    “Not just a gown, a piece of poetry. Thank you @dolcegabbana for the magic you made,” Lauren – now Sánchez Bezos – captioned the image.

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    Among the comments of well-wishers, which ranged from “congratulations” to “so happy for you both,” and the criticism of those not impressed, were netizens who spotted something else. 

    In the background stood two black and white uniformed individuals with their hands crossed in front of them.

    Image credits: laurensanchezbezos

    The sight of them gave rise to a slew of speculation.

    Critics are referring to the uniformed women as peasants 

    One commenter observed their unsmiling faces and read into it, then wrote, “the faces of the women in the background says it all.”

    Image credits: laurensanchezbezos

    Another referred to what they observed as “the peasants in the back.” Someone who was impressed by the photo disagreed with this assessment and defended the bride.

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    They wrote, “They aren’t peasants, they are called help. This isn’t 100 years ago.”

    The anti-Lauren-and-her-expensive-dress faction would not be outdone, and fired back: 

    “Help is just another adjective,” and then wrote sarcastically: “I had my beautiful sister help me.”

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    Sanchez’s defender caught a second round of flack when the original “peasant” poster wrote:

    “They are peasants to her you foolish woman, as you saw what they did to the rest of the town of Venice NO?”

    Some believe the two servants work for Dolce & Gabbana as tailors and seamstresses

    Image credits: laurensanchezbezos

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    The picture made its way onto Facebook, too, where someone commented, “The maids in the background.”

    This remark initially drew a measured response.  

     

    “They look like banquet servers IF she is outside of the reception venue. If not then I would definitely say dressmakers,” speculated one commenter.

    Another took the authoritative ground and declared: 

    “They are Dolce & Gabbana couture seamstresses and tailors.

    Image credits: voguemagazine / tierneygearon

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    “A white work coat with a black crochet PeterPan collar is their work uniform. They are highly respected for their talent.”

    A faction on social media is convinced that the women are Lauren Sanchez’s handmaids

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    Perhaps giving weight to this netizen’s claim, a second picture posted on the bride’s account shows women wearing the same uniforms, helping Lauren fit the bridal gown.

    Image credits: Stefano Mazzola / Getty

    In the picture, two of them can be seen busy with the garment’s back section, while another arranges the large swathe of lace pouring onto the floor.

    But still, not everyone was convinced, and one netizen asked, “Why are the stylists wearing hazmat suits?”

    @voguemagazine Lauren Sánchez Bezos and #JeffBezos are married! The bride wore a #dolcegabbana♬ original sound – Vogue

    “If you look closely,” wrote another, “it looks like another woman in the same type of apron is standing next to her. I’d like to think ‘dressmaker,’ but these ‘royalty rich’ people definitely have hands on maids.”

    The controversy follows hot on the heels of a previous embarrassment 

    This is not the first perceived faux pas committed by the Bezos camp.

    On June 28, a U.S. tech giant took to Instagram to throw shade on the duo’s wedding invitation.

    Image credits: laurensanchezbezos

    The already embattled flier had come under fire on social media, which marveled at the fact that it was this document that would summon more than 90 private jets to the local Marco Polo airport, and adjectives like juvenile, Clipart, and MacPaint were thrown around.

    When Adobe got on the bandwagon, they revamped the invite and simply wrote: “I know you said no gifts, but… it really only took us a couple minutes. XOXO, Adobe Express.”

     The internet cannot leave the helpers alone

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    A writer with a journey spanning hard news, food, and culture, with bylines in The Epoch Times, NTD, Dented Armour, Tasting Table, and Mashed. At Bored Panda the focus has pivoted to entertainment, tracking celebrity newsmakers, Hollywood drama, and viral stories while vying to give more substance and less surface.

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    Dave Malyon

    Dave Malyon

    Writer, Entertainment News Writer

    A writer with a journey spanning hard news, food, and culture, with bylines in The Epoch Times, NTD, Dented Armour, Tasting Table, and Mashed. At Bored Panda the focus has pivoted to entertainment, tracking celebrity newsmakers, Hollywood drama, and viral stories while vying to give more substance and less surface.

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    Earonn -
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they are talented seamstresses, I pity them for having to put together that dress. All that thing lacked was "He tooootally loves me for my personality" written in red sharpie across the front.

    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the super-rich have people to tend to them. I assume they are paid. This is news?

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they are talented seamstresses, I pity them for having to put together that dress. All that thing lacked was "He tooootally loves me for my personality" written in red sharpie across the front.

    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the super-rich have people to tend to them. I assume they are paid. This is news?

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