The billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is marrying Lauren Sánchez in Venice. They arrived in the city on Wednesday amid protests of their nuptials.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez were photographed arriving at the Aman Hotel in Venice, Italy on Wednesday ahead of their upcoming nuptials.

A helicopter left Venice on Wednesday midday local time, landing on Bezos' yacht's support ship, named the Abeona, next to Bezos’ yacht, Koru, which was parked just off the coast of Croatia. The chopper then returned to Venice with Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, aboard.