The pair are extremely well-connected thanks to the actor's prestige in film and the human rights lawyer's credentials in international relations, so it's perhaps unsurprising that the husband and wife like to host a party from time to time.
Fortunately for them, George, 63, and Amal, 46, have many venues to choose from by way of the properties they've acquired in their portfolio over the years.
But their home in the English countryside has the edge for when they want to throw a soiree or two.
The couple's UK residence is a stunning, 17th-century Grade-II listed building in Sonning Eye – just up the road from Sonning-on-Thames village on the Oxfordshire-Berkshire border – but George and Amal have more than put their own stamp on the building.
After purchasing the property in 2014, the same year they became husband and wife , George and Amal completed a series of refurbishments to the home.
They modernised the interiors, added plenty more foliage outside to shield prying eyes, and converted the pool house attached to the enormous main building into a space they've since dubbed their "party zone."
In a previous interview with British Vogue , Amal opened up about the private area of their home explaining how it's the perfect place for when guests, friends and family come to visit.
Reporter Nathan Heller writes in the piece how the pool house is a glass-covered room filled with citrus trees and decorated as a lounge-style area. A bar sits at one end of the pool and a room is located adjacent to the swimming area, where guests can go to take some fun polaroids in their at-home photo booth.
Describing the photos that are often developed as a result of a bash at the home, Amal said: "You can tell the [snaps] that are from 3:00 a.m., with people in bathrobes. Then there are ones that are just, like, George in a hat."
The mansion also has multiple bedrooms and reception rooms, a study each for George and Amal, a cinema for screenings where the Oscar-winner edits a lot of his work, a huge entry hall with high ceilings and plenty of beautiful English architecture.
When George and Amal set roots down in Sonning in 2014 they became engrossed in local life. The A-list couple have frequented posh eatery The French Horn many times, which is a short walk from their doorstep.
However, local reporters have also noted how George and Amal have been known to pop into more down-to-earth pubs nearby, too.
Given their huge home is technically nestled away on a mini island, George and Amal's home has faced complications due to flooding over the years. The Thames runs around the grounds of their home and the British weather, particularly big storms, have resulted in their gardens being enveloped by water.
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