Clooney to 'wed in Venice on September 26'

Superstar reportedly announces nuptials at charity event

(ANSA) - Venice, September 8 - Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney says he will marry his fiancé, British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, in Venice at the end of September, according to media reports Monday.

Clooney, a superstar actor, director and producer who has owned a home in Italy for years, said that the wedding will occur in a historic palazzo somewhere in Venice on September 26, according to newspaper Quotidiano Nazione Qn. Clooney reportedly said he would take "only three days for a honeymoon" before he would need to return to work. His revelation came while the couple was attending a gala Celebrity Fight Night in Italy for charity in Florence's 14th century Palazzo Vecchio.

Clooney signed dozens of autographs for members of a cheering crowd that greeted his arrival at the event before entering the historic city hall of Florence, holding hands with Alamuddin. She said that her wedding dress will be designed by American designer Oscar de la Renta.