The singer-and-actress - who got engaged to hockey player Mike Comrie last month - has already started planning her nuptials and is in complete control of all the preparations.

Hilary - who has been dating Mike for two years - said: \"We want to keep it small. Mike\'s like, \'Whatever you want!\'\"

The star says she is planning a \"traditional\" ceremony and is looking forward to choosing her dress, though she fears looking like \"a big cupcake\".

She explained: \"I want it to be traditional. I don\'t want it to be too big and overwhelming, because I\'m so small. A big dress would make me look like a big cupcake!\"

Mike proposed to Hilary during a romantic break in Hawaii with a $1 million 12 carat diamond ring and although the 23-year-old star was delighted by the surprise, she was disappointed when paparazzi photographs of their trip
appeared on the internet.

Hilary - who was snapped photographing her engagement ring on her mobile phone - told website Hollywood Life: \"It was awful. We had no idea they were there; it was weird.

\"I hated that. I was taking a picture of my ring and sending it to my mom!\"

Hilary\'s sister Haylie Duff recently revealed the 29-year-old sportsman\'s proposal came as a complete shock to her sibling.

She said: \"She was completely surprised. I don\'t think that happens all the time. I think most of the time people figure it out or have some idea that it\'s going to happen, and I think it\'s great he was able to do a surprise like that for her.\"

Although exact details of the proposal remain secret, the 29-year-old sportsman\'s gesture was \"very romantic\".

Haylie added: \"I adore him. He\'s wonderful... very romantic.\"