It doesn’t hurt, though, especially since it looks pretty steep, even if you’re not going for the movie-star treatment.

Funny, when I think of dreamy places to tie the knot, Venice, Italy, doesn’t spring to mind.

I guess I’m way in the minority on this, but it just seems so crowded; so problematic; so ordinary for the likes of jet-setters Clooney and his international attorney wife, who could go anywhere.

(Apparently it’s one of Clooney’s favorite hangouts; he has an understandable thing for the Venice Film Festival.)

I confess my my reaction also stems from the vicious case of food poisoning I got there during my junior year abroad in college. Minutes after downing a burger at a bar, it refused to stay put.

So I got hitched in Venice, too — to a toilet. Actually a hole in a tiled floor closeted off from the rest of the bar. With indentations in the tile for better foot placement. No matter. I sank to my knees (mostly because I couldn’t get up), grateful to have it all to myself.

Anyway, the Clooney nuptials apparently are clocking in at around $1.6 million. I have to admit it all looked divine; and at that price, why not?

If you have your heart set on the place for your big day, it’s doable. But, again, not cheap by any means.

You don’t need a three-day Clooney wedding extravaganza, but of course it would be nice to have a few days to sightsee.

No matter when you go, expect to pay over $1,000 round-trip a person from say, New York to Venice. You might be able to shave a bit off by flying to London and then taking a budget flight on Ryanair or easyJet to Italy.

The Hotel Cipriani, where some of the Clooney party stayed, will run you at least $2,500 a night. Thankfully, I’m told you don’t need to stay there to have a meal or a drink.

The Aman Candal Grande Hotel, where the symbolic wedding was held, is $1,000 a night in the off-season.

That was followed by an official ceremony at Venice’s city hall, apparently a popular option with regular folks. Here’s what caught my eye — looks pretty expensive. There are services that apparently can help. But they look pricey, too.

For more on where to stay and what to do, click here.

More reasonable lodging ideas are here and here.