Jeff Bezos, 61, and Lauren Sanchez, 55, exchanged vows throughout a ceremony Friday night on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, reverse St Mark’s Square.
People hold a banner ‘No Space for Bezos’ on the Rialto Bridge throughout a protest a day after the marriage ceremony of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice, on June 28, 2025.(AFP)
“Bezos, out of the lagoon”, the demonstrators chanted as they wound by town centre, some brandishing indicators that learn: “Eat the rich”, “Rejected”, and accusations that Venice’s mayor is “corrupt”.
The peaceable protest, held in sweltering warmth, was led by the “No place for Bezos” group, which has campaigned for days in opposition to what it calls the couple’s dangerous financial and environmental footprint on town.
“We are here against what Bezos represents, his model, the Amazon model, based on exploiting people and land,” stated Alice Bazzoli, 24, an activist with “No Space for Bezos” who has lived in Venice for 5 years, talking to AFPTV.
Protesters later unfurled a big “No place for Bezos” banner and lit flares above the well-known Rialto Bridge spanning the Grand Canal.
Matteo Battistuta, a 20-year-old scholar, stated he wished to ship the message that “Venice is fighting back, it’s not a dead city, it acts in its own interest before tourism’s”.
“We believe Venice can still be a place worth living in,” he added.
Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, exchanged vows throughout a ceremony Friday night on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, reverse St Mark’s Square.
The ceremony capped off every week of yacht events and VIP occasions, because of finish with a lavish ball Saturday evening — as Venetians stay divided over the influence on town’s picture.
Guests included Ivanka Trump, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, American soccer star Tom Brady, TV host Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates.
