By Sara Rossi VENICE (Reuters) -Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his journalist fiancee Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic lagoon city to celebrate their wedding,

Bezos will soon marry Lauren Sánchez in Venice. Protesters say the city, already grappling with overtourism, is putting the wedding over their needs — which city officials and wedding organizers deny.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding planners have insisted they have no plans to take over the city of Venice in the face of mounting protests from locals.The Amazon billionaire plans to wed fiancée Sanchez at a lavish three-day ceremony in Venice this week,