George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin wedding dinner menu revealed

Wedding Latest: Tantalising details have emerged of George Clooney's wedding dinner, with Hollywood stars reportedly to dine Saturday on lobster, wild mushrooms and figs at a banquet in Venice fit for royalty.

Clooney said goodbye to bachelorhood Friday night with a stag party at his favourite restaurant but was spotted at brunch looking hangover-free as he gears up for a day of celebrations with his glamorous lawyer bride-to-be.

The feasting was set to continue Saturday evening, with some 130 guests being whisked to the exclusive seven-star Aman resort within the 450-year-old Palazzo Papadopoli by gondola and speed boat, under police escort.

There they'll be met in the garden -- an oasis sheltered from the bustle of the canal -- with lashings of bubbly and canapes, including polenta with wild mushrooms and prosciutto ham with figs, according to a source.

They will then sit down in the main library to a sumptuous five-course dinner which will include lemon risotto with lobster, the source said.

Strings and jazz

The couple are expected to be officially married in a civil ceremony on Monday, but will have to work hard not to succumb to a hangover before then with a party for 130 or so guests at a reception on Saturday.

The rich and famous will be escorted by police boats to the exclusive seven-star Aman resort within the 450-year-old Palazzo Papadopoli to keep over-excited Clooney admirers and hundreds of photographers at a distance.

They'll be met with lashings of fizz and canapes in the garden, an oasis sheltered from the bustle of the canal, before sitting down in the main library to a sumptuous five-course dinner, according to a source close to the hotel.

The Aman's restaurant will be turned into a nightclub where they'll dance the night away, with Lana Del Rey reportedly preparing to serenade the couple and Clooney dedicating the song 'When I fall in Love' to Alamuddin.

A string orchestra and jazz trio are also expected to perform a number of songs, including the uber-romantic ‘Smoke gets in your eyes’, a ballad made famous by The Platters in 1958.

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

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The love story

They come from different worlds. And he had vowed never to marry again. But George Clooney appears finally to have met his match in the form of Amal Alamuddin.

The couple met at a charity event a year ago, after which 53-year-old Clooney -- often described as one of the world's most eligible bachelors -- is said to have pursued the 36-year-old British human rights lawyer with a string of flirty emails.

George Clooney, right, poses with Rande Gerber in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. George Clooney and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin arrived in Venice on Friday for their weekend wedding extravaganza, accompanied by loved ones and trailed by a clutch of photographers who recorded their passage along the picturesque Grand Canal. (AP Photo)

Oxford-educated Alamuddin was initially reluctant, according to reports. But she eventually surrendered to the Hollywood heartthrob's charms, and the couple announced their engagement barely six months later, in April.

And while their mutual attraction radiates for all to see, their relationship is no doubt based at least in part on another shared passion: human rights, and fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves.

Few would have predicted their marriage, even until recently.

Clooney was married to ‘Mad Men’ actress Talia Balsam from 1989-1993, but had shown little interest in settling down since, instead dating a string of younger model and actress girlfriends over the years.

Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber arrive in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. George Clooney and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin arrived in Venice on Friday for their weekend wedding extravaganza, accompanied by loved ones and trailed by a clutch of photographers who recorded their passage along the picturesque Grand Canal. (AP)

Even after striking up a relationship with Lebanese-born Alamuddin, he was typically self-deprecating when talking about his first stab at wedded bliss.

"I haven't had aspirations in that way, ever. I was married in 1989. "I wasn't very good at it," he said in December.

Clooney and Amal host rehearsal dinner on Friday night

The couple, who are set get married on Monday (29.09.14), kicked off their wedding celebrations in Venice, Italy, in style at an intimate gathering with family members and close friends.

The special dinner took place at the lavish Aman Canal Grande resort, which was decorated with outdoor lanterns and candles, according to PEOPLE.com.

The British human rights barrister, 36, stunned in a flowing red dress and looked extremely happy as she arrived in a boat shortly before her fiancé with 14 females, including her mother, Baria, and sister Tala.

US Vogue editor Anna Wintour (C) arrives to take a taxi boat transporting guests to Venice for the wedding of U.S. actor George Clooney and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin September 26, 2014. Clooney, who has been dating with Alamuddin since October 2013, has said the couple intend to host a large official wedding ceremony in Venice in late September. (REUTERS)

Supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, who is rumoured to be the 53-year-old actor's best man, and film producer Grant Heslov later arrived with the 'Monuments Men' star.

Other guests who have been spotted in Venice for the nuptials include Matt Damon and his wife Luciana, Gabriel Byrne and his ex-wife Ellen Barkin, John Krasinski and actress wife Emily Blunt, and Richard Kind.

Earlier on Friday, the couple, who got engaged in April after six months of dating, hosted another small welcome lunch for friends at the Belmond Hotel Cipriani.

Dashing global star

His background is well known: a dashing global star, Clooney epitomizes suave Hollywood flair, with an easy charm and effortless on-screen charisma that have earned him frequent comparisons to Cary Grant.

Clooney has two Oscar statuettes to his name: the first for supporting actor role for 2005's "Syriana," the second as co-producer of 2013 Best Picture winner "Argo."

He shot to fame in 1994 as a doctor in the hit US television series "ER," although his first big-screen lead role, in 1997's "Batman and Robin," was widely panned as a disaster.

But things started to look up the following year with crime thriller "Out of Sight" by Steven Soderbergh, and he became a major A-list star with the blockbuster "The Perfect Storm" in 2000.

He formed his own production company, making such hits as "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) as well as more thoughtful fare such as "Solaris" and "Syriana." He is also a favorite of quirky directing duo the Coen Brothers.

More recently, he was nominated for another Academy Award for 2011's "The Descendants," and co-starred in the multiple Oscar-winning sci-fi adventure "Gravity" in 2013.

Earlier this month, he announced plans to direct "Hack Attack," a movie about Britain's phone-hacking scandal -- ironically, since he has long been staple fodder for the tabloids.

Passionate activist

Clooney's rise has been matched by an increasing activism.

He has campaigned tirelessly to draw attention to the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. In 2010, he was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in recognition of his work.

Clooney was also one of the driving forces behind a star-studded telethon that raised more than $58 million for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

A flag with the letters A and G attached on a taxi boat which is booked privately for guests attending the wedding of U.S. actor George Clooney and his fiancee Amal Alamuddin is pictured in Venice September 26, 2014. Clooney, who has been dating Alamuddin since October 2013, has said the couple intend to host a large official wedding ceremony in Venice in late September. (REUTERS)

It is no doubt this kind of work -- as well as his obvious charms -- that attracted him to Alamuddin.
Her clients have included former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko, whose detention she challenged before the European Court of Human Rights, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, during his extradition proceedings.

Alamuddin, who is fluent in Arabic, English and French, worked with the international tribunal probing the assassination of late Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, and helped ex-UN head Kofi Annan in efforts to make peace in Syria.

The British law firm that employs Alamuddin sang her praises when the engagement was announced.

"Amal has been utterly wonderful since she arrived in chambers," Doughty Street Chambers chief executive Robin Jackson said.
"She brings a bright light to everything she is involved in, and I am so delighted at her happy news."

Clooney and Alamuddin were expected to spend the weekend partying with celebrity friends and family in Venice, before saying "I do" in a civil ceremony Monday. 

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