George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin marry in Venice

Long-time singleton and Hollywood superstar George Clooney has married his fiancée Amal Alamuddin in Venice

Clooney had breakfast with actress Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber on Saturday morning before the celebrations got under way

Crawford was one of the many celebrities on the guest list

Guests caught river taxis to the venue along Venice's spectacular Grand Canal

But with huge media interest in the wedding, they couldn't escape the long lenses of the water-borne paparazzi

Although most - including Clooney's fellow Hollywood star Bill Murray - seemed happy to oblige the photographers

U2 front man Bono gave his trademark peace "v" salute

No stranger to celebrity photographs, US Vogue editor Anna Wintour also made her way to the party by speed boat

Clooney was happy to smile for onlookers. The only public statement the actor made about the nuptials was via his agent in a one-line confirmation he had wed

He was flanked on the boat by father of the bride Ramzi Alamuddin and joined by his parents Nick Clooney and Nina Bruce

The celebrations were held at the luxury Aman hotel where a suite can cost more than £3,000 a night

Matt Damon, Clooney's friend and co-star in such films as Oceans 11 and Monuments Men, joined the couple for the occasion, which continued well into Saturday night

The couple were pictured here on Friday but Clooney's bride appears to have avoided the photographers since