George Clooney, long considered Hollywood's most eligible bachelor, married British human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy, his publicist, Stan Rosenfield.
Clooney arrived by motorboat at a star-studded bash at the Aman Canal Grande Venice resort, housed in the 16th-century Palazzo Papadopoli.
"George, auguri!" Venetians could be heard offering their best wishes as Clooney waved. "Auguri!"
Celebrities, paparazzi and the world's media have been congregating in Venice for the widely anticipated nuptials.
The actor and his then-fiancée were photographed Friday cruising the sun-dappled canals of Venice ahead of their big day.
Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, looked happy and impeccably glamorous as they were carried around the city in a motorboat appropriately named "Amore," or "Love," passing bemused tourists in gondolas as they went.
The bride-to-be was dressed in a stylish black-and-white dress, while Clooney wore a sharply tailored gray suit and white shirt with dark sunglasses.
The first celebrity guests to arrive were also caught on camera in the city famed for romance, notably actor Matt Damon, American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and supermodel Cindy Crawford. 
"I guess this is, as Dean Martin put it, 'That's Amore,' the land of love," said a tourist visiting Venice from Canada, referring to the late crooner's signature song.
"Yes, my heart is broken but I'm excited," his partner said with a smile.
"He has made the right choice," an Italian woman said. "Because Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world."
It's not been confirmed exactly how the wedding weekend will play out.
But a notice from the city authorities said that because of George Clooney's marriage the city hall area will be closed on Monday from 12 p.m to 2 p.m. local or later if necessary -- presumably for a civil ceremony.
Clooney and Alamuddin seem set to make more of a public splash with their event, although since theybecame engaged in the spring, they've been largely protective of their relationship.
Source: CNN
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