Never say never: George Clooney marries in Venice

The world’s most famous bachelor, George Clooney, welcomed more A-list stars to Venice on Saturday for his wedding to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, with details of the long weekend bash kept as hazy as the morning fog over the Grand Canal. The extravaganza, billed as the party of the year, was making the Italian city of gondolas and palazzos look like Hollywood on the Adriatic. Actors Matt Damon and Ellen Barkin, model Cindy Crawford, Vogue editor Anna Wintour and others descended on Venice on Friday along with Clooney and Alamuddin, cruising the canals on speedboats that took them from one luxury hotel to another.

I thought he was like the world’s most eligible bachelor so I didn’t realize he was ever going to get married, but I guess if you’re going to get married what better spot than a beautiful Italian city like Venice?

Philip De Vooght