George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding
George Clooney, left, and Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee, on a taxiboat in Venice upon their arrival on Sept. 26, 2014. Heartthrob actor George Clooney is to marry his British lawyer fiancee Amal Alamuddin in Venice on Sept. 27.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and his Lebanon-born British fiancee, Amal Alamuddin, take a taxiboat upon their arrival in Venice, Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
The taxi boat taken by George Clooney, left, and his Lebanon-born British fiancee, Amal Alamuddin, sails under the Rialto bridge in Venice on Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
The taxi boat taken by George Clooney and his Lebanon-born British fiancee Amal Alamuddin sails on the Grande Canal in Venice on Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney gets on a taxiboat in Venice on Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of his wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney is welcomed upon his arrival with his fiancee Amal Alamuddin, at Venice's Cipriani hotel, on Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding.
The party of the year is happening here: the fresco-adorned Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal is feverishly preparing for George Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee. Hollywood stars and the world's paparazzi have already begun arriving for the nuptials of the world's most sought-after catch, who will, sources said, celebrate with 136 guests at the exclusive seven-star hotel in the 450-year-old Palazzo Papadopoli.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee, take a taxiboat upon their arrival in Venice, on Sept. 26, 2014, on the eve of their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney waves from a taxiboat in Venice on Sept. 26, 2014.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
Water taxis navigate in front of Venice airport, Sept. 26, 2014.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
Ellen Barkin, right, and guest arrive on Sept. 26, 2014 at Marco Polo Airport in Venice to take a taxi boat for the Sept. 27 wedding of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
The entrance of the 7-star Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal, where George Clooney will celebrate his wedding with his fiancee Amal Alamuddin, is seen in Venice, Sept. 25, 2014. Clooney, who has been dating with Alamuddin since October 2013, has said the couple intend to host a large official wedding ceremony in Venice in late September.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
Television crew stand on a platform in front of the entrance of the 7-star Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal, where Hollywood star George Clooney will celebrate his wedding with his fiancee Amal Alamuddin, in Venice, Italy, Sept. 25, 2014.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin stand on a taxi boat on Sept. 28, 2014, in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, stand on a taxi boat on the Grand Canal on Sept. 28, 2014, in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, stand on a taxi boat called "Amore" on the Grand Canal on Sept. 28, 2014, in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
American actor George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, leave the Aman Hotel on Sept. 28, 2014, in Venice. The Hollywood heartthrob and the Lebanese-British lawyer married in Venice on Saturday September 27, 2014 before partying the night away with their A-list friends in one of the most high-profile celebrity weddings in years.
"George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married today (September 27) in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy," Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield said. The announcement came as a surprise, as the pair were not expected to officially tie the knot until Monday, though they are still tipped for a civil ceremony at the town hall to officialize the marriage under Italian law.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
A general view shows boats surrounding the taxi boat of actor George Clooney and his wife, Amal Alamuddin, on Sept. 28, 2014, on the Grand Canal in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
A closeup shows the wedding band of Amal Alamuddin as she stands next to her husband, George Clooney, aboard a taxi boat on the Grand Canal on September 28, 2014 in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
American actor George Clooney arrives at the Aman hotel on Sept. 27, 2014, in Venice where Clooney and British fiancee, Amal Alamuddin celebrate their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
A picture shows the Palazzo Ca Farsetti on Sept. 29, 2014, before a civil ceremony for Georges Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
A picture shows the Stucchi hall of the Palazzo Ca Farsetti on Sept. 29, 2014 in Venice, where George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin had their civil ceremony.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin leave the Hotel Cipriani on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice, before a civil ceremony to legalize their wedding.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin arrive on Sept. 29, 2014 at the Palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice, for a civil ceremony.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin leave the palazzo Ca Farsetti on a taxi boat on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin arrive on Sept. 29, 2014, at the Palazzo Ca Farsetti in Venice, for a civil ceremony.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin leave the palazzo Ca Farsetti on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice, after a civil ceremony.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
Photographers follow the taxi boat "Amore" with US actor George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin aboard on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice.
George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin
George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin are pictured aboard the taxi boat "Amore" on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice, after their civil ceremony.