Clooney's wife takes his name

Actor George Clooney and his wife, attorney Amal Alamuddin, stand on a taxi boat on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, September 28. Clooney and Alamuddin married in Venice the previous day at a private ceremony attended by celebrities.

Clooney climbs aboard a taxi boat as he leaves the Hotel Cipriani in Venice on the day of his wedding, Saturday, September 27.

Anna Wintour, Vogue magazine's editor-in-chief, and Bruce Bozzi Jr., the executive vice president of the Palm Restaurant Group, arrive to the private ceremony on September 27. The wedding was marked with a star-studded bash at the Aman Canal Grande Venice resort, housed in the 16th-century Palazzo Papadopoli. Guests arrived via taxi boat.

Actor Richard Kind arrives for the wedding.

Actor Bill Murray and Samantha Barry, CNN's senior director of social news, arrive for the wedding.

Model Cindy Crawford, right, boards a taxi boat with her husband, Rande Gerber, and other guests.

Actor Matt Damon boards a taxi boat at the Hotel Cipriani.

Guests attend a cocktail party at the Hotel Cipriani before the wedding.

U2 frontman Bono arrives at the Hotel Cipriani.

The former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni, and his wife, Flavia Prisco, arrive for the wedding.

Clooney and Alamuddin arrive in Venice on Friday, September 26.

• Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney's new wife, has taken his last name


• It's unclear whether she'll be Amal Alamuddin Clooney or Amal Clooney


• The British attorney became Clooney's wife in September

(CNN) -- Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney's new wife, is now Amal Clooney, according to her law firm's website.

It's unclear whether the new Mrs. Clooney is using her maiden name as a middle name, making her Amal Alamuddin Clooney, or keeping it short and sweet as Amal Clooney.

The Lebanese-born British attorney, 36, married Clooney in September in a private ceremony in Venice. It was a second marriage for the actor, who was married from 1989 until 1993 to "No Strings Attached" actress Talia Balsam.

Amal Alamuddin was a well-known name even before she scooped up Hollywood's most eligible bachelor. She "specialises in international law, human rights, criminal law and extradition," according to her Legal 500 profile, and has represented clients like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was resisting an extradition request by Sweden. She's even worked as an adviser to judges in Yugoslavia and a prosecutor in Lebanon.

What we know about Mrs. Clooney

Vanity Fair reports the couple spent their honeymoon at a country home (ahem, mansion) 50 miles west of London. But Clooney took a quick trip to New York last week to promote his upcoming movie "Tomorrowland" at Comic Con.