The billionaire's wedding sparked protests in the City of Doges, so Bezos and Sanchez decided to move their celebration to a more secluded part of Venice to make it harder to disrupt the festivities.
UNN reports with reference to Associated Press and the Adnkronos news agency.
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The couple - he is 61, she is 55 - landed in a private helicopter on the Lido beach. So, as expected, the wedding of the American entrepreneur, founder of the online store Amazon.com and the aerospace company Blue Origin, and his chosen one, journalist Lauren Sanchez, is about to begin.
Interestingly, Jeff Bezos changed the venue of his wedding. This was decided after weeks of protests against his plan to "privatize" a working-class neighborhood in the center of Venice for the celebration.
It should be noted that in previous days, activists unfurled a giant photograph of Bezos in St. Mark's Square in Venice with the caption: "If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes."
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The "No Room for Bezos" group called for a blockade of the canals around the 14th-century Great School of Charity (Scuola Grande della Misericordia) in the center of Venice, where the couple was believed to be planning a big party on June 28, the day after the ceremony.
When it became known that the event would be moved to a less picturesque location, the group of protesters announced a "victory". And all this - in the face of criticism from the Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro.
We won! The protest ruined Bezos' plans and Mayor Brugnaro's palace games. They were forced to flee and hide... Even Bezos' two yachts, Koru and Abeona, will not be able to reach Venice
Meanwhile, Bezos and Sanchez spent at least 10 million euros on their wedding in the City of Doges, booking the most luxurious hotels in the coastal town.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom and Ivanka Trump are expected to attend the celebrations.
According to the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera, at least 95 private planes have requested permission to land at Venice's Marco Polo Airport.
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UNN reported that the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice caused protests from local residents and environmental organizations.
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