The citizens of Venice are not exactly welcoming Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez for the city’s showiest event since–possibly–the Renaissance.

On Monday a group of protesters took over Piazza San Marco, the center of civic life in La Serenissima to show that the city is far feeling from serene about the weekend’s celebrations.

Greenpeace was joined by British activist group Everyone Hates Elon, which has previously mounted ads in London calling on Bezos to pay taxes.

The days of protests come as locals complain that Bezos and Sánchez’s pricey, star-studded nuptials, set to take place in the city later this week, will disrupt daily life and exacerbate the city’s already untenable over-tourism problem.

Beyond general concerns about over-tourism, protesters have more direct objections to the Amazon founder himself. Monday’s protesters, for example, cited reports of Amazon underpaying its warehouse and delivery staff, as well as the billionaire’s reported efforts to avoid paying income tax. Previous groups have unfurled signs accusing Bezos of making their city into a “playground for oligarchs.”

“Jeff Bezos pays his staff poverty wages and dodges tax,” wrote Greenpeace and Everyone Hates Elon in a collaborative Instagram post, alongside a video from the demonstration. “No wonder he can afford to shut down half of Venice for his wedding week.”

On Sunday, the couple’s wedding planners released a public statement vowing to avoid doing exactly that. Prince Antonio Licata di Baucina and Count Riccardo Lanza, whose company Lanza & Baucina Limited is organizing the ceremony, told Page Sixthat the couple instructed them to keep the three-day, $10 million celebration as minimally disruptive as possible.

Still, protesters are skeptical, and say they’ll only continue to ramp up the action as the wedding draws closer. Across the city, demonstrators have adopted the slogan “No Space for Bezos,” a reference to Bezos and Sánchez’s space travel, with a logo based on his phallically shaped rocket.

Across the city, protests have gained the support of a diverse array of organizers, from affordable housing advocates and university students to anti-cruise ship campaigners and now, international groups like Greenpeace and Everyone Hates Elon, AP reports.

However, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro insisted the demonstrations represent a small fraction of a city, claiming it is in fact excited to welcome the billionaire. Brugnaro said last week that Venice is “extremely proud” to have been chosen as Bezos’ wedding destination.

Aside from what their wedding planners shared with Page Six, Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, have kept most of the details of their destination wedding private. However, the couple, who went public with their relationship in 2019 and became engaged in 2023, are known for having a sprawling list of A-list travel buddies.

Vogue, TMZ, and CNNhave speculated that the guest list will include Sanchez’s Blue Origin crewmates Katy Perry and Gayle King, as well as Oprah, Barbra Streisand, Bill Gates, Eva Longoria, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, and Ivanka Trump. Perry, however, has not confirmed or denied speculation that she will stay away, while her husband Orlando Bloom will attend; their marriage is facing rumors that it is on the rocks.

A spokesperson for the city confirmed to NBC Newsthat the guest list was around 250 people, so there’s certainly plenty of room for famous faces.

A guest list that star-studded necessitates some disruption all on its own, including a security detail made up of former U.S. Marines and blocking off all nine of the city’s yacht ports, CNN reports.

Though the exact location of the wedding remains unknown, protesters believe the most likely option is the historic Misericordia building. They’ve vowed to “line the streets with our bodies,” and “block the canals with inflatables, dinghies, boats” during the ceremony, CNN reports.