Greenpeace and the U.K.-based collective Everyone Hates Elon have joined protests in Venice attempting to disrupt, or even prevent, the planned wedding celebrations of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Emmy-winning journalist,

"If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax," activists said on the banner protesting Bezos before his wedding.

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,