Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears to Marry Partner

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears and his partner of eight years, Chris, is planning what is set to be the most glam wedding since Elton John married his partner David Furnish last year.

Chris, who is a Yale art student, has so far kept out of the public eye by refusing to be photographed with Jake or revealing his surname in interviews. The couple recently moved in together in an apartment in Tribeca in Manhattan and The Sunday Mirror reports that they will hold their ceremony in New Jersey in the spring followed by a lavish party in Manhattan.

"They are both blissfully happy with their apartment and the wedding is the next thing. They're ready to show everyone they're together," a friend of the couple told the newspaper.

"The apartment was a big commitment for Jake and Chris because it's a large place in Tribeca - Manhattan's coolest district.

"A wedding just takes it all on to another level, but one thing is for sure - it will be fabulous. They have a bit of time until next year to pick the best of everything."

"Kylie, Matt Lucas and Little Britain's David Walliams and Geri Halliwell have been ordered to clear their diaries for a "glorious" day in Springtime in New York. The ceremony itself will be in nearby New Jersey where same sex marriage is legal. I hope the guests pack their sunglasses as Jake has been talking about making it technicolour, with brightly coloured daffodils and tulips, a striped wedding suit, a flock of white doves and confetti at the beginning and end. Jake, whose band sold out three nights at Greenwich's O2 arena last week, popped the question after splashing out on a love nest in New York with Chris," The Sunday Mirror reports.