“The issue that is now coming to light, symbolized by Jeff Bezos’ marriage, speaks to us about the real, everyday problems linked to mass tourism and to a city that is completely imagined, conceived and increasingly built to be a backdrop,” she said, “when in reality, it is not—it is a place where people actually live.”

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, a journalist, author and helicopter pilot, have departed Italy after they tied the knot during a multi-day wedding extravaganza. The billionaire husband and wife were photographed waving goodbye as they left a luxury hotel in Venice.

Despite the $47-56 million price tag, Bezos' lavish wedding to Lauren Sanchez cost him less than one percent of his net worth.