(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Paris Hilton is reportedly planning a secret summer wedding.

The hotel heiress has been dating nightclub manager Cy Waits since last summer, and they are blissfully happy together. She has referred to him as her best friend and said he is her hero after he stopped a burglar who was trespassing on her property.

Cy recently treated Paris to a luxury car for her 30th birthday and the couple were also spotted perusing rings at an upmarket jewellers, prompting speculation they were getting engaged. It has now been claimed the pair are already planning their wedding, although they have decided to keep it secret for the time being.

Paris and Cy are supposed to be getting married in late summer, a source told National Enquirer. He went to her father Rick first and popped the question on Valentines Day with a beautiful Neil Lane diamond ring. Only those closest to Paris know about the engagement and the wedding plans. Shes trying to keep everything hush-hush.

The star has a new reality television show in the pipeline called The World According to Paris, and it is thought the series will detail her marriage plans.

Paris has had several brushes with the law since she began dating Cy, including being accused of smoking marijuana at the soccer World Cup last year. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanour cocaine possession in September. While her friends and family have accepted her romance with Cy, they are said to be concerned the pair are rushing into marriage too quickly.

Paris isnt listening to their concerns though, and has already enlisted a top wedding planner to help her.

Paris strongly believes her romance with Cy is meant to last, the source added. Time will tell if shes right. (C) Cover Media