The Sweet Details of George Clooney's Father's Toast at Wedding to Amal Alamuddin
"A beautiful bride. CHECK. A nervous groom. CHECK," he joked.
— -- George Clooney, 53, isn't the only man in the family with a way with words.
His father Nick, a former journalist, gave a touching speech at his son's wedding to Amal Alamuddin last weekend.
"The loveliest, most intriguing city on the planet. CHECK. A glittering assembly of accomplished people. CHECK. A beautiful bride. CHECK. A nervous groom. CHECK," he began, according to People magazine.
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He continued his speech at the beautiful Aman Canal Grande Hotel in Venice, where the wedding was held Saturday, saying, "We are deep in the age of irony. ... We cherish our guilty pleasure of skepticism. Then here comes George, the crown prince of irony, getting down on one basketball-battered knee and asking the savvy Amal to marry him. And if you think that's crazy, Amal said, 'YES!'"
To cap it off, Clooney's father talked of "hope" and "love."
"Amal and George present us with one more gift. Hope. No, it's more than hope. Hope is too ephemeral," he said. "It is belief that in this place and at this moment, love is alive and well."
Well said Mr. Clooney!
