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They married in front of family and a host of celebrity pals in Venice, Italy on Saturday and now the first pictures from George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin’s wedding have been revealed. The stunning 36-year-old bride wore a custom-made off-the-shoulder Oscar de la Renta French lace wedding dress with a veil while George, 53, chose his favourite designer, Giorgio Armani, to create his tuxedo.

In pictures, which were sold exclusively to HELLO! and People for charity, all of the secrets of the wedding are revealed including the outfits, the cake and the famous guests and George told People that “marriage feels pretty damn great”.

A picture of Amal’s dress fitting with Oscar de la Renta was also taken by Annie Leibowitz for US Vogue magazine and obtained by the New York Post.
To protect their magazine deals, the pair reportedly banned guests from bringing mobile phones to the wedding.

TMZ also claims the Gravity actor devised a cunning plan which enabled guests to take photos, which he could monitor. According to the website, guests were given a specially made camera and code.

All images that were taken on the approved cameras were routed to a database that George’s people could access, therefore if any photos were then touted to the media, George would immediately be able to track down the perpetrator.

Clooney and British human rights barrister Amal wed in front of approximately 100 guests – including family friends and famous faces such as Matt Damon and his wife Luciana, Cindy Crawford and her husband, George’s best man Rande Gerber, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Vogue’s Anna Wintour and Bill Murray, at Italy’s historic Aman Canal Grande Venice on Saturday.

People reports those assembled broke out into spontaneous applause when the couple – who were first linked together in October 2013 – were declared man and wife during the 30 minute ceremony.

Nora Sagal, the daughter of friends, sang Irving Berlin’s Always, the same song George’s parents Nick and NIna danced to at their wedding, while Cole Porter’s Why Shouldn’t I? was chosen for the first dance at the reception.

Both sets of parents are thrilled by the union with Amal’s mother Baria Alamuddin opening up to People about the special day.
She gushed: “George and Amal radiated love all night,” while George’s father Nick Clooney gave a heartfelt speech about his one-time confirmed bachelor son and his new bride.

He said: “George and Amal present us with belief that in this place and at this moment, love is alive and well.”George revealed they always planned to marry in Italy as that is where the couple first met and it holds special memories for them.

People reports that guests were gifted with iPods which held playlists chosen by George and Amal.
Amal wore her long dark hair – which was styled by Michaeljohn creative director Max Coles – loose over her shoulders with a stunning veil for her big day.

Speaking about the wedding, Max exclusively told MailOnline: “The whole experience was incredible. The epitome of a fairy tale wedding. It was an honour to be there.”
Her dress was hand-embroidered with pearls and diamanté and featured a large circular train.

On Monday as many of their guests left the city, George and Amal made a trip to Venice City Hall where they made their union official with a 10-minute, €600 civil ceremony.
Amal was stunning in a pair of cream wide-legged trousers and a hat, while her husband chose a dapper grey suit.

However, the main event took place on Saturday when George and Amal were married at approximately 8pm by his friend Walter Veltroni, the former mayor of Rome, in front of a sea of famous faces including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Anna Wintour and Billy Murray.

The nuptials took place at the seven-star hotel at sunset, with crowds lining the canal to cheer on George, who looked dapper in an Armani suit.
Ever the prankster, George kept the crowd entertained en route to his wedding, pulling a series of humorous expressions as he headed to meet his bride-to-be. But one thing he couldn’t hide was his excitement, grinning from ear-to-ear as he made his way along the Grand Canal.

The actor was accompanied by his father Nick as he made the 15-minute journey from the Cipriani hotel to the exclusive Amal resort, where he was meeting his bride-to-be.
Guests began arriving by chauffeur-driven taxi boats for the nuptials shortly before 6.30pm, with Matt Damon the first to arrive.

Wave after wave of guests were ferried to the waterfront entrance of the exclusive hotel over a period of 20 minutes, which culminated in George’s arrival just before 7pm as the sun was setting.

According to reports, the highly-anticipated service was incredibly romantic. The couple held hands as they exchanged vow they had written themselves as they stood underneath a beautiful arch made from imported white roses.

Following the ceremony, guests were met with champagne and canapes including polenta with wild mushrooms and prosciutto ham with figs, according to a source.
They then tucked into a delicious five-course gourmet dinner consisting of lobster, risotto, sea bass, and beef, while listening to music performed by a small string orchestra.

The party kicked-off on the other side of the hotel in the Venetian Republic room, where guests ate, drank and danced until the early hours of Sunday morning, with some not retiring to their beds until 5am. – Daily Mail.