ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />The world's most famous bachelor, George Clooney, turned Venice's Grand Canal into an aquatic red carpet on Saturday (September 27)as star-studded festivities began in earnest for his wedding to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.<br/> <br />All attempts to hide events from prying eyes appeared to be working late in the evening, as festivities took place in the 7-star Aman hotel overlooking the canal.<br/> <br />Drinks for the wedding party which included top Hollywood names such as Matt Damon and Bill Murray, were believed to have been laid on in a rear garden before dinner in the main dining room, where the pair were to say vows informally ahead of a civil service on Monday, according to local reports.<br/> <br />The official ceremony is expected to be held on Monday at Venice's town hall, the 14th-century Ca' Farsetti palace, and Italian media reported that the former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, a film buff and Clooney's friend, would officiate.<br/> <br />Ve
