Venice , Italy ( CNN ) -- George Clooney , the man long considered one of Hollywood 's most eligible bachelors , followed up his private wedding to British human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin with a civil ceremony in Venice , Italy , on Monday . Clooney , 53 , and Alamuddin , 36 , arrived at Venice 's city hall -- the Ca ' Farsetti palazzo -- in a water taxi appropriately named `` Amore , '' or `` Love . '' Venetian authorities stopped pedestrian and boat traffic in the area for the ceremony . Clooney wore a gray suit and dark tie , while Alamuddin was dressed in flowing cream trousers , a cream top with a blue border and a wide-brimmed matching hat . The couple spent about 10 minutes inside the venue before boating to their hotel , with well-wishers lining the canal . Rai , Italian state television , later reported that they had left Venice on a private jet , heading for London -- leaving `` Amore '' free for other visitors to the city . Private ceremony . Celebrities , paparazzi and the world 's media congregated in Venice for Clooney and Alamuddin 's widely anticipated nuptials . Their private ceremony on Saturday was marked with a star-studded bash at the Aman Canal Grande Venice resort , housed in the 16th-century Palazzo Papadopoli . Clooney also arrived by motorboat to that ceremony , waving to the sound of `` George , auguri ! '' as Venetians offered their best wishes . Plenty of paparazzi , cameramen and photographers were on the docks facing the Aman Canal Grande . Others were going up and down the Grand Canal on taxi boats . 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 . The actor and his then-fiancee were also photographed Friday cruising the sun-dappled canals of Venice ahead of their big day . Why Venice ? Clooney revealed earlier this month at a celebrity charity event in Tuscany , Italy , that he and Alamuddin would be tying the knot in Venice . According to People magazine , Clooney was receiving a humanitarian award at the black-tie gala , and said during his acceptance speech , `` I met my lovely bride-to-be here in Italy , whom I will be marrying , in a couple of weeks , in Venice , of all places . '' Since they became engaged in the spring , Clooney and Alamuddin have been largely protective of their relationship . When a Daily Mail report claimed that Clooney and his Lebanese future mother-in-law , Baria Alamuddin , were at odds , Clooney blasted the publication with a first-person piece in USA Today , and then refused to accept the Daily Mail 's subsequent apology . Laura Smith-Spark reported from London and Erin McLaughlin and Livia Borghese reported from Venice for this article .
Actor George Clooney legally marries lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice . The civil ceremony follows the couple 's private wedding n the Italian city on Saturday . A source close to Clooney's rep tells TMZ that they are "thrilled" with their decision and have no plans of changing it. Clooney and Alamuddin travel the canals on a boat named `` Amore '' -- or Love .