George Clooney, Amal's wedding: New venue, the vows, 60 guests

George Clooney has announced he and his beau Amal Alamuddin will get married in Venice, Italy, by the end of the month.

The 53-year-old actor revealed he and the human rights lawyer, who have been dating since last September, are to tie the knot towards the end of this month at a secret venue in the Italian city.

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Speaking during his acceptance speech at the Celebrity Fight Night event last night (07.09.14) in Tuscany, Italy, he told the audience: "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."

The 'Monuments Men' star and the 36-year-old beauty - who got engaged in April - were initially rumoured to be getting hitched at the hunk's villa in Lake Como, Italy, but it is believed he decided against the idea because the property is too well known and wouldn't provide enough privacy for their nuptials.

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Meanwhile, the loved-up couple - who secured their marriage licence at Chelsea Town Hall in London last month - are planning to write their own wedding vows for the romantic ceremony.

This wedding will be George's second after he married Talia Balsam in 1989 before divorcing her in 1993.

George Clooney's wedding 'will be attended by 60 guests'

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are to invite just 60 close family and guests to their wedding, a report has claimed.

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The couple are set to tie the knot on a private Venetian island in a couple of weeks and according to a Daily Mirror newspaper source, they will initially exchange vows on Friday at Chelsea Town Hall before jetting off to Venice for a relatively small ceremony.

Despite this, the insider claims that an entire Venetian island has been booked for the occasion, with Amal's paternal aunt, May Salman, and her children Ramzi and Makram thought to be central to the whole event.

Speculation continues to surround the identity of George's best man, with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon said to be among those in contention.

Suggestions of a relatively small gathering are consistent with the thoughts of one source, who recently said: "This is not going to be a huge Hollywood wedding with Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock flying in to Italy for a week...

"They want the wedding to be intimate with quiet but happy and fun dinners and lunches after they've said short but meaningful, hand-written vows in front of their loved ones."

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