The planners behind Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 's luxurious Venetian wedding have defended the billionaire couple amid fierce backlash from the Italian city's locals.

The wedding, hosted in Venice, Italy, is expected to cost millions of dollars as residents protest the upcoming luxury event.

The second marriage for both is taking place in Venice, Italy, under a shroud of secrecy and amid a swarm of speculation.

The wedding, hosted in Venice, Italy, is expected to cost millions of dollars as residents protest the upcoming luxury event.

After a two-year-long engagement, Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are due to get married in Venice, Italy.

The planners behind Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 's luxurious Venetian wedding have defended the billionaire couple amid fierce backlash from the Italian city's locals.

Ahead of the highly anticipated wedding, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez shrugged off criticism with a wild foam party on board his $500million yacht.

Ahead of the highly anticipated wedding, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez shrugged off criticism with a wild foam party on board his $500million yacht.

Bezos and Sanchez nuptials has already attracted huge controversy with protests planned by locals angry at the couple for 'taking over the city' for the planned three day…

The $500 million yacht the Koru is the most visible indication of Jeff Bezos' incredible wealth - and the plan was for it to moor at San Basilio in Venice for the duration of his…

We’d like to hear from couples who are tying the knot this weekend in the Veneto capital at the same time as Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez

The wedding, hosted in Venice, Italy, is expected to cost millions of dollars as residents protest the upcoming luxury event.

No Space for Bezos activist group tells BBC they are "very proud of this".

The star-studded wedding comes about six years after Jeff Bezos began dating Lauren Sánchez.

The rich and famous are not letting angry protesters dampen their spirits as they arrive in Venice for four days of lavish celebrations in the Italian city.

The celebration of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez has divided a city that centuries ago set the standard for opulence.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez plan to tie the knot in a Venetian wedding extravaganza. The internet couldn't hate it more.

The multi-billionaire Amazon founder was pictured stepping off a boat alongside his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at the Aman Hotel earlier today

People power forced a change of venue, proving that a man worth £223bn can still fall foul of ordinary folk with pool floats, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The wedding will be attended by more than 200 A-list guests including Ivanka Trump, Leonardo Di Caprio, Oprah Winfrey and Katie Perry, who are currently arriving for the first…