May
29
Wojcicki Marries Google Prince in Bahamas
The world has a new fairy tale couple. Silicon Valley is abuzz over the unorthodox wedding of Google cofounder Sergey Brin (who is worth some $14 billion) and his 33-year-old bride, Anne Wojcicki, a brainy Yale grad who recently founded 23and Me—a biotech company in which Google has invested $3.9 million. According to the NYT the couple not only flew their guests on a private jet to an unknown destination in the Bahamas, but wore bathing suits and swam to a sandbar where they gave their vows:
Google has declined to disclose any details of the wedding, but according to various news reports, the location was such a closely guarded secret that wedding guests boarded the jet owned by Mr. Brin and Mr. Page unaware of their exact destination until they arrived on a private island in the Bahamas.Guests who attended said the bride wore a white swimsuit, the groom a black one. Some guests took a boat while others — including the bride and groom — swam to a nearby sandbar, where the couple exchanged vows.
Ms. Wojcicki is known for her high energy and approachable, easygoing, personal style. People who knew her in high school in Palo Alto said that she was studious but far from isolated. While at Yale, her mother said, Ms. Wojcicki was a competitive ice skater and played on the varsity ice hockey team. She also had a job as an activities coordinator in her dormitory.
Esther Wojcicki, who has worked at Google as an educational consultant, described her daughter as “an idea factory.” In the past, she said, her daughter has had various health care related business ideas, and 23andMe is the first to come to fruition. Ms. Avey, her partner, has been involved with several start-ups in the past.
Ms. Wojcicki said that she was surprised when her daughter told her of the unusual wedding she had planned.
“She said, ‘Mom, I’m going to swim to my wedding,’ ” said Ms. Wojcicki. “And she pulled it off.”
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