VENICE, ITALY - JUNE 28, 2025: As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez celebrated their wedding in Venice over the weekend, the historic city became the stage for a wave of protests denouncing the billionaire’s lavish celebration. The activist group “No Space for Bezos” plastered banners and posters throughout the city, criticizing the opulence of the event and promoting a demonstration under the slogan “No Bezos, No War.” The posters — featuring images of Bezos, U.S. President Donald Trump, and military missiles — appeared across Venice ahead of a Saturday protest in the city center. Bezos and Sanchez tied the knot on Friday, in a wedding that had already sparked weeks of demonstrations. The “wedding of the year,” which has been the talk of the town in Venice and around the world for weeks, saw the 61-year-old US billionaire and his 55-year-old partner Sanchez get married in a “grand” wedding on Venice's San Giorgio Island, under extensive security measures that was attended by famous guests. Their decision to host the wedding in Venice has drawn criticism from the outset and, in recent days, provoked a series of public protests. Weeks ago, protesters had signs that read: "Bezos' wedding in Venice? No“, ”No place for Bezos and oligarchs,“ and a protest movement called No Place for Bezos hung a banner that read: ”No Place for Bezos" on the Rialto Bridge about the city's famous Grand Canal. Greenpeace Italia and the British group Everyone Hates Elon unfurled a 400-square-meter banner June 23 in St. Mark's Square that featured a picture of Bezos with “If you can afford to rent Venice for your wedding, you can afford to pay more taxes” written in English. Police removed the sign. A group of about 20 people staged a protest June 26 against the wedding in St. Mark's Square. The night before the wedding, the phrase “No to kings, no to Bezos” was projected onto the bell tower in St. Mark's Square using a laser.