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Bezos and Sánchez Scale Back Venice Wedding as Overtourism Protests Loom

Officials expect the streamlined ceremony to inject $8.4 million into local businesses despite activists’ vows to protest overtourism.

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Overview

  • The couple has set their nuptials for June 24–26 on San Giorgio Maggiore with fewer than 200 guests, branding the celebration as modest.
  • No Space for Bezos and allied groups plan demonstrations at Rialto Market and on the wedding day to decry Venice’s shift into a luxury playground.
  • Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and regional president Luca Zaia have defended the event as an honor and assured residents their access will remain largely unaffected.
  • An estimated $8.4 million budget is projected to funnel into hotels, former convent venues and other local vendors.
  • Celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are expected to attend while the couple will reside aboard Bezos’s private yacht Koru.