--- title: "Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Look Extra Disheveled at Billionaire Wedding" description: "Bill Gates posted a staggeringly vibeless photo of himself and Mark Zuckerberg at a lavish billionaire wedding on Sunday." date: "2024-03-06" modified: "2024-03-06" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/bill-gates-mark-zuckerberg-billionaire-wedding" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "Bill Gates" - "billionaires" - "mark zuckerberg" - "the digest" --- # Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg Look Extra Disheveled at Billionaire Wedding ![Bill Gates posted a staggeringly vibeless photo of himself and Mark Zuckerberg at a lavish billionaire wedding on Sunday.]() *\Image: Bill Gates via Instagram / Futurism\* ## School Dance Energy Not even billionaires are immune to the nightmare photographic combination of high temperatures mixed with weird, high-school gym-level lighting. Tech monarchs: they're (barely) just like us! Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are two of many high-profile global figures who flocked to India last week to attend the pre-wedding celebrations of Arnant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, each of whom are heirs to billionaire fortunes (most notably, Ambani's father, Mukesh Ambani, has a net worth of roughly $114 billion and currently boasts the title of the eleventh richest person in the world, [according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index]().) According [to *CNN*](), singer Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty and magician David Blaine both performed. Yes, these people are so rich that they got Rihanna for the party *before the actual wedding,* which is reportedly to take place in July. The Rihanna of it all aside, though, there's one picture we simply cannot stop thinking about: a photo of none other than Gates and Zuck, which the Microsoft founder [posted to the Zuckerberg-owned Instagram]() on Sunday. Gates, for his part, is rocking what can only be described as an "Any Old Guy" 'fit, complete with a nondescript green polo, seemingly linen blazer, and gray jeans, none of which looks nearly as expensive as it probably is. Meanwhile, Zucko is dressed much more extravagantly — some might call even call it [Bezos-esque]() — than his counterpart, wearing a [sequinned, tiger-embroidered, price-upon-request]() (oh my!) shirt from Rahul Mishra. They're both standing in what looks to be a brightly-lit corridor with an informative signpost about parrots in the background, adding to the school-principal-stands-with-aspiring-DJ-student vibe to the snapshot. "You’ve always been great at dressing for the occasion, @zuck!" Gates captioned the pic. https://twitter.com/iv_times/status/1764360129657327788/ ## Vibeless To Zuck's credit, he is on theme. As [*Reuters* reports](), guests at the spectacular affair were issued a detailed dress code for the various events; one day's festivities took place at a regional animal sanctuary — which also explains that parrot plaque — where guests were advised to wear "jungle fever"-themed outfits. Gates' polo-blazer combination isn't really giving jungle vibes, though. And considering the Microsoft founder's fondness for [silly outfits](), we're disappointed. But if you're richer than the guy throwing the event, maybe you get a dress code exemption? Anyway. We hope these two enjoyed the festivities, though if this were a contest, the Meta CEO would win this round for adhering to thematic demands. C'mon, Bill. Live a little. **More on billionaires:** [*Billionaire Doomsday Bunkers Getting Bizarre Deadly Traps to Keep out Poors*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()