Clooney's Wedding Snub: Ellen's Absence Explained

George Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin in Venice, Italy, was a small and intimate affair. However, the guest list included a number of celebrities, from Matt Damon to Anna Wintour. One notable absence was Jennifer Garner, who has a theory about why she wasn't invited. Garner revealed on 'The Tonight Show' that she had once met Clooney while her family was dealing with lice, and joked that Clooney didn't want Licey at his wedding.

George Clooney and Jennifer Garner's first impression of each other

Garner then attended a party with her then-husband, Ben Affleck, where she met Clooney for the first time. She described feeling self-conscious and embarrassed about the lice situation, which likely influenced her first impression of Clooney and vice versa. While Garner may not have made the best initial impression on Clooney, it is unclear what Clooney's exact thoughts were about meeting Garner.

Clooney's wedding guest list

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin's wedding was an intimate affair, but the guest list was star-studded and included some surprising names. The wedding took place in Venice, Italy, and the guest list included Clooney's friends and co-stars from both his pre-fame days and more recent collaborations.

Matt Damon

Oscar-winning screenwriter and actor Matt Damon was in attendance. He and Clooney have starred in six movies together, and Damon has likely accepted his fate as Clooney's official pranking pet.

Bono

Clooney has long supported Bono's charity efforts in Darfur, and the pair have collaborated on magazine profiles and TV interviews.

Rande Gerber

Clooney's best man was Rande Gerber, best known as Cindy Crawford's husband. Clooney was a regular at Gerber's hotel bars in the '90s, and the pair became close friends. They even bought vacation homes next to each other.

Anna Wintour

The editor-in-chief of Vogue and the inspiration for Meryl Streep's roles in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Iron Lady" was also in attendance. Clooney and Wintour both have the same taste in super-exclusive celebrity events and have attended the same White House parties as prominent Obama donors.

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt

Clooney gave John Krasinski his first movie lead in "Leatherheads" and then hosted a Lake Como cruise for Krasinski and his wife, Emily Blunt, on the eve of their 2010 wedding.

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin, Clooney's co-star from "Ocean's Thirteen," also made the guest list. She and Clooney have been close friends since they worked together, and she hosted Amal's bachelorette party.

Other Notable Guests

Other notable guests included Bill Murray, Miguel Ferrer (Clooney's cousin), Richard Kind (Clooney's old roommate), Steve Lukather (a session musician and guitarist for Toto), and Nick Clooney (George's brother).

Clooney's wedding entourage

George and Amal Clooney's wedding was a star-studded affair, with a guest list including Matt Damon, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, model Cindy Crawford, singer Bono, and actress Emily Blunt. The couple's nuptials were officiated by Clooney's friend Walter Veltroni, the former mayor of Rome and deputy prime minister of Italy.

The wedding was held at the Aman Canal Grande hotel in Venice, Italy, in September 2014. The event was described as a "boozy, glamorous evening" by Clooney's friend and former costar Ellen Barkin, who also attended the wedding with her then-fiancé, Amal's colleague Ben Emmerson.

Barkin revealed some details about the wedding, including the "spectacular" food and the drunken escapades. When asked about any celebrity hookups, she responded coyly, "Possibly!"

The wedding also marked a significant moment for Clooney, who was known for his bachelor lifestyle before settling down with Amal. Barkin, who became close friends with Clooney on the set of "Ocean's Thirteen," shared her thoughts on the matter, saying, "I always felt he would... I felt he was just waiting till he felt like he wanted to."

Amal Clooney, a renowned human rights lawyer, added a touch of her cultural background to the wedding. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, and fluent in English, French, and Arabic, Amal brought a diverse and international perspective to the event.

Overall, the Clooneys' wedding was a glamorous and joyous affair, with a guest list filled with celebrities and close friends, all coming together to celebrate the union of two remarkable individuals.

Clooney's relationship with Ellen Barkin

George Clooney and Ellen Barkin became close friends on the set of the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen. Barkin, a two-time Golden Globe nominee, was one of the lucky guests at Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin in Venice, Italy, in September 2014. Clooney's former costar spoke candidly about the boozy, glamorous evening, revealing that she spent the weekend drinking and that the food was "spectacular".

Barkin also hosted Amal's bachelorette party, leading some to wonder if Amal didn't have many friends of her own. Clooney and Barkin have a playful relationship, with Barkin claiming to have "fd" him, while Clooney insists she's just "a great friend".

When asked about Clooney's decision to settle down, Barkin said, "I always felt he would. I felt he was just waiting till he felt like he wanted to." She also approves of Amal, saying, "She takes great care of him and all his friends."

Clooney's relationship with Jennifer Garner

George Clooney and Jennifer Garner have a playful relationship, with Garner joking about the first time they met.

Garner recalled on "The Tonight Show" that she was in the midst of a lice outbreak in her family when she first met Clooney. She had to use a strong-smelling lice treatment on her hair and attended a Hollywood party with her husband, Ben Affleck, where she met Clooney for the first time.

Garner said she could tell that Clooney noticed her "non-traditional fragrance" but, ever the gentleman, he politely declined to comment.

Despite this inauspicious beginning, the couple has gone on to be good friends. In 2012, Clooney and Affleck teamed up to produce Affleck's Oscar-winning film "Argo."

Garner has also joked about why she and Affleck weren't invited to Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin, saying that Clooney didn't want her there because of the head lice incident.

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