LaineyGossip linked to this somewhat obscure Italian report regarding George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin’s wedding plans, and now I’m just confused. I guess that Amal and George are still in the “planning” stages of their wedding, and considering that George has brought Amal’s family to Como, most outlets think the wedding is going to take place IN Como. Not in Florence. Not in Venice. Not in Rome. In Como. And most outlets think believe it’s going down in early or mid-September too. But not this Italian report.
Since I’m going off of a Google-Translated article, I’ll just do the highlights… there will be a civil ceremony in London on September 12th, followed two weeks later with a small but expensive celebration in Venice from September 26-28. According to a “source close to the family,” George and Amal have rented “an entire island of Venice” and about 60 friends and family will be in attendance. Then, after that, Amal’s parents will host a dinner reception for Amal and George at Danesfield House Hotel in Buckinghamshire, England on October 25th.
So, is George Clooney going to be The Bachelor Who Married The Same Woman Three Times in Seven Weeks? Something like that. Allegedly. This is getting sort of ridiculous, right? And it sounds like the sourcing for this Italian report has come from Amal’s family too. Hm… a civil ceremony two weeks from now in London, followed by a celebration in Venice? That just doesn’t sound like Clooney. But maybe it’s the New Clooney. The New Clooney who is in over his head.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
It does sound a bit over the top but I know a lot of people who’ve had more than one celebration. My stepbrother got married in overseas a year ago and just this summer came back here for a party / reception for those of us who (myself included) who weren’t at the actual wedding. Okay, we didn’t rent out a freaking country but yeah…there was more than one party. 😛
That said, they should just freaking get married already! Since when has Georgie Porgie been such a fame-wh*re?
I’m wondering about her culture and possible traditions for weddings? It’s possible several celebrations are the norm for where she is from.
The only reason I would think of this is because my sister in law is Greek Orthodox from Europe and their weddings are much different than in the US. They had a ceremony here, and then had a ceremony in her hometown, and it was two weeks straight of celebrations/parties every night.
Don’t most Europeans have two ceremonies? I think you have to have civil ceremony, so if you want a religious ceremony, you have to have it separately.
Yes, first there’s the civil ceremony and a cocktail/dinner/party, then there’s the religious ceremony some days later or even weeks later and in the evening a huge party. I live on a Dutch Island in the Caribbean and that’s the norm.
GNAT
I never knew dat, unless that’s groovy continental Europeans and not us lot in Blighty.
Anyhoo…. I was hoping to read that George and Amal have picked somewhere cool, like the Royal Society of Arts, off the Strand.
(I’m on their side, I’m sure they’ll be relieved to know!)
Not so much these days in the UK, GNAT. But it used to be like that for anyone outside of the Church of England. CofE churches were the only religious entities allowed to register marriages simultaneously with the religious ceremonies. So all the Muslims, Jews, Sikhs and Hindus went to the register office one day and did the cultural/religious ceremony another day. That was all eased a few years back, however, and now you can combine the two quite easily.
Here we have the civil “ceremony” (just the couple and the witness ), not party worthy. Then the brides family on Saturday has it’s own party where her part of family is there with just 10-12 people including the groom from the groom side of family. Then on Sunday morning the groom comes to the bride house to take her and there is HIS ceremony with his side of the family and 12-13 people from the brides side. So it’s a mess. But usually in both houses there is a week of parties and people come and go at all hours, singing, eating, drinking etc etc…more money more party. In the end EVERYBODY is tired and stressed and i will elope when my time comes.
Many have it at the same day, too. Or no religious wedding at all.
Yup, my upcoming wedding will have three events:
– a large engagement party in December in my hometown for my extended family
– the wedding
– a party for my fiance’s extended family and community (400 people!)
Another week, another leaked information. Lol.
Well, best wishes to them! I hope the marriage will actually last longer than this fast courtship and engagement! And I do hope they both actually get something beneficial out of this arrangement.
I thought the marriage license said they would be married in Italy?
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Maybe in the Italian embrassy in England?( i don’t know it’s possible)
Why, only to enforce the Italian Laws that don’t recognize prenups validity and lead to expensive and exhausting divorces?
@alreadyready
His future wife forgets to be stupid
Do you know that the weddings in Europe are not valid in USA?
@ don’t kill me I’m French
Right, but they are valid in Europe where she can file and he worths millions in Real estate. Plus, he ‘s not a guy who can just quit and not give a damn about European rules, authorities and public opinion.
@don’t kill me i’m french
Yes they are. As long as they are legal in the country that you marry.
Yup.
Sounds kind of Kardashian to me…
I know – right? Cue the wall of flowers………
LOL…how could ever forget that gosh awful wall of flowers? LMAO!
She has such interesting posture. Why does she keep her elbows glued to her back?
i dont know but i have developed an irrational hatred for it
This comment and commenter’s name has helped me finally figure out that Amal reminds me of the classic drinking bird toy. My grandfather had one and it fascinated me. There is something about her that reminds me of that bird.
Could someone put a giant glass of water in front of her and see if she repeatedly tips over to drink it?
Bwahahahahaaaa!!! Too funny, Christin. Now that you said that, I totally see it, too!
Now that’s all I’m seeing, too!
She’s knocked kneed too and pigeon toed…LOL She can’t walk without carrying something in both hands/arms…keys, phone, purse, drink. Pick any two at any given time.
I still get a toddler vibe from her. Let’s wear Mommy’s sunglasses and carry Mommy’s purse!
The New Clooney who is clearly off his head
I wonder if this marriage will even happen…I mean, Clooney, the perpetual bachelor, getting married??? I just can’t wrap my head around it!
Oh, it’ll happen. So will the inevitable divorce, too.
…which will happen after a failed run in politics.
It was even more of a shock when Warren Beatty (sp??!) married.
Srsly, am I suffering from False Memory Syndrome or did everyone then think he too was thinking of future involvement with the Democrats?
Like God, ghosts and aliens, I will believe this when I see it…
So they are just having one ceremony and then several reception parties afterwards. What’s the big deal? Isn’t that how George spend every weekend anyway?
If he is marrying up with her, how low is he right now?
LOL, i know this
he’s subterranean
Lower than a snake’s belly, would be my guess.
Amal’s whole family are tipping off the press they are either trying to make things so confusing no one knows where to go or they are the new Kardashians and we can expect the euro trash to out trash the Kardashians all using the Clooney name. Her family are trying to make out she was some sort of celeb but out in the real world no one but a handful of lawyers and criminals every heard of Amal before she hooked up with George. This marriage seems more like really bad PR then anything real. These two look bored and their is zero chemistry between them. 1,2,3 till the contract rumors start again. Why couldn’t he pick a nice girl who doesn’t come from such a shady family with very shady ties. And why are the press ignoring all the bad stuff that concerns Amal Alamuddin? At this stage most just want George to marry her so the countdown to the divorce can begin. No doubt there is an end date will she make it past 2 years?
Yeah, I know I clicked on but seriously, who cares when these two publicity hounds get married? I find the whole thing a giant snore and look forward to the next phase of insanity over “Clooney and Amal, A BABY!” Vom.
I know. I wish they would hurry up and get on with it to. And then it will be all about “baby bump watch” just like you said.
I clicked and now I’m hanging my head in shame.
My response to. I never learn. Lol.
It’s sort of like an eye tick. You’re not responsible.
I am more interested in Elisabetta’s wedding, i have to say. I am tired of these two. I don’t get why is anybody pretending this junior lawyer is better than the others. We will see in the next months who she really is, how she behaves and what she’s up to. For the .moment, most of his exes are doing just fine, despite his efforts to let us know he never considered them at his level.
Secretly that ‘s what I love about all of this,is that his exes are doing much better than he is.
Yes. It’s delicious snark, isn’t it?
She is only in the news because GC is a celeb.
That’s my birthday
Happy birthday! Bon anniversaire!
happy Birthday! September 12 is the birthday of my husband and the marriage is in the process of becoming ridiculous .as else said before it looks like more and more a marriage Kardashians
September 12 is the birthday of the queen of the famewhores/golddiggers: Jessica Seinfeld (aka Nina Danielle Sklar Jessica Sklar Nederlander Seinfeld).
Looney has to make the most (i.e. a media circus) out of this alleged wedding and beard he’s invested big buck$$$ in because a) it will never be consummated and 2) they’ll live apart afterwards.
Amalooney, we get it. But I hope these are the real details or they truly have become tedious. For someone who claims to want to keep his private life private, we sure seem to have quite a few very specific details. Something about all of this just seems off. But wishing them the best…whatever this is.
None of the details is from Clooney.
The crazy photos of him somewhat make up for the two minutes I just wasted reading about their retirement, er, wedding celebrations.
Funnier pictures of George could not have been used for this article. I can’t stop laughing at them!
Most African and Asian cultures have several events/weddings to seal the deal. Where i come from there is a first a kitchen party(but that’s only attended by women,to gift the bride to be with what she will need in her new home as well as give advise on how to be a good wife,satisfy your husband etc) then there is a ‘send off’ which is hosted by the brides family to officially ‘send off’ or say ‘good bye’ as she joins her new family, finally there is the wedding hosted by the grooms family as they welcome the bride into their family. It can be quite exhausting and expensive.
yea fellow african!!
You can add introduction/bride price parties. sometimes i’m tempted to get married for the gifts and the parties. then again, i’m the guest so it’s all fun. i’d be so exhausted and bad tempered bride if i had to endure all these ceremonies/parties we’d have to give.
i actually think the send off party is so bitter sweet. thank goodness it’s not as final as the tradition used to be ie never to see your family again no matter how your new family treated you or how the marriage turned out.
…but i’d love a new oven, maybe i should get married for that alone!!!
though i’d skip the ‘how to be a good wife’ party. We have that one night before the wedding and includes a thorough guide to sex. i’d pretend to have a headache for that one!!!
She always looks aggravated.
Maybe Amal’s family can’t believe their good luck and want to make– triple –sure this marriage is thoroughly locked-in. So when time to grab the divorce-loot the dividends might sound like Rainman’s marriage. : Time for Judge Wapner. Judge Wapner. Judge wapner
I always think of The Dark Crystal when I look at her.
Please invite Cumby. It’s been like 3 days since I saw him in a suit.
not an “italian” report, it’s from Lebanon (Amal’s country) and written in french !
Multiple celebrations are not that uncommon, but I think they just want to confuse the press/public about the date. There will still be ‘leaked pics’ though:-) I mean, if it’s gonna be an Oscar de la Renta dress for Amal- that has to be shown…otherwise I would guess they are already married by now.
I had my bachelorette party/weekend at Danesfield house! It’s not particularly grand (although nice!).