George Clooney ties not with Amal in Venice

George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin were married Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy, the actor’s representative said.

Riding on a water taxi dubbed "Amore", the celebrity pair crossed Venice's Grand Canal at around 3pm on Friday, gliding up to the Hotel Cipriani on the island of Giudecca, where they hosted A-list of guests for a gala dinner.

Guests were escorted by police boats to the exclusive seven-star Aman on Saturday, to keep over-excited Clooney admirers and hundreds of photographers at a distance.

Speed boats were banned from stopping in front of the hotel to keep goggling to a minimum.

Rome's former mayor Walter Veltroni, a long-term friend of Clooney's, performed the civil ceremony, which was held in the town hall, the stunning Ca' Farsetti 14th-century palace opposite the Aman hotel.

The streets around the town hall were off limits to the public from 12 noon for two hours on Monday after the ceremony took place.

-By Hafsa Sabry