Jeff Bezos couldn’t wait to see Lauren Sánchez’s wedding dress after her last fitting before their wedding day. Laura Tortora, an editor at ‘Vogue Italia,’ told PEOPLE that Bezos ‘begged’ to see the dress before they tied the knot on June 27.

Even before they arrived, protests by Venetian locals accusing the Amazon founder, 61, and his journalist bride, 55, of 'taking over the city' had suggested the wedding would not be as smooth sailing as had been hoped for.

That’s right. The wedding that took place on the small, secluded island of San Giorgio Maggiore was symbolic, not legally binding. Venice didn’t receive an official license request from Sánchez and Bezos, a city spokesperson confirmed to CNN ahead of the nuptials.