Newlyweds George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are expected to hold a civil service at Venice town hall to officialise their star-studded "more than perfect" marriage.
The Hollywood heartthrob and his wife cut an elegant pair at the prow of a vintage water taxi on Sunday when they led a flotilla of boats down the Grand Canal, after dancing nearly till dawn during a star-studded overnight ceremony and party.
"The wedding was more than perfect," Amal's father Ramzi Alamuddin told AFP, describing the festivities as both "grand" and "simple".
He added that the couple were a great match and "very happy" about how they were welcomed in Venice.
"It is very good news among the bad news we are living now," he said, referring to the unrest in the Middle East and on the borders of Lebanon, where the bride was born.
Human rights lawyer Alamuddin, 36, looked effortlessly graceful in a long-sleeved white lace dress covered with pink and red flowers in her first public appearance as Mrs Clooney, while the US actor was suave in a finely-cut grey suit.
During their brief public outing, 53-year-old Clooney was begged by the crowd to show off his ring, a wide band in white gold - and jokingly looked at his right hand in surprise.
Alamuddin's ring was more delicate and looked like it featured a band of small diamonds.
They are expected to spend their honeymoon in Morocco's former imperial city of Marrakech, according to a source.
The pair said "I do" late on Saturday at a private ceremony in Venice's palatial Aman Canal Grande hotel, before celebrating with a star-strewn guestlist in one of the most eagerly-awaited celebrity weddings in years.
Attendees including Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber - rumoured to be Clooney's best man - reportedly danced well into the early hours to tracks by Blondie, Jackson 5 and Daft Punk.
Despite having already exchanged vows, the couple are tipped to officialise their marriage under Italian law at a civil ceremony at Venice town hall, the grand Palazzo Cavalli, on Monday.
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