I just read this morning that there will be a crescent moon in conjunction with them toward the end of the month (around the 23rd I think) which should also be beautiful. I thought maybe worth getting the tripod out for.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus,_2012
The next transit of Venus will occur on June 5-June 6 in 2012, succeeding the previous transit on June 8, 2004. After 2012, the next transits of Venus will be in December 2117 and December 2125.