India, June 23 -- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez were compelled to shift one of the locations for their $48 million wedding in Venice due to "rising global tensions".

The marriage of Bezos and Sanchez has already generated a great deal of controversy, with residents planning protests against the pair for "taking over the city" for the three-day celebration, Daily Mail reported.

Bezos has already engaged a group of former US soldiers to handle safety and security for the event, which is scheduled to happen place in the famous lagoon city over three days starting on June 26.

According to local media, the massive celebration that was originally scheduled for Saturday night at the Scuola Grande della Misericordia has ...