Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, will hold their wedding in Venice next week. But some Venetians, already frustrated by overtourism, say the couple is not welcome.

What was expected to be a lavish and extravagant wedding between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, later this month in Italy, is being met with protests from Venice locals. On Thursday,

An officials' statement read, "Protest initiatives are in no way representative of the majority of citizens, who are proud that Venice has been chosen as the wedding location."