Mariah Carey is one happy lady! Last week, the pop diva announced her engagement to Australian billionaire James Packer, who presented her with a massive 35-carat engagement ring. Speaking for the first time since the news was announced, Carey gushed about her fiancé to E! News on Friday and revealed her wedding plans.

Mariah Carey and James PackerMariah Carey is engaged to James Packer.

"I'm feeling fantastic, better than ever," Carey said. Describing the proposal, the 45-year-old said it was "very romantic. He's an exceptional person and really...it gets more romantic by the day, so it's very sweet.”

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As for her incredible 35-carat diamond engagement ring, Carey joked: "It's so heavy I can't lift my arm up! No...It's a nice chunk.” When asked when she plans to walk down the aisle the songstress added: “If everything works out, it will be somewhat soon. I don't mean if everything works out in that way, I mean there's a lot that goes into it.”

But don’t expect Carey to have a big wedding this time around: "We are not doing a big wedding because he did two big weddings, and it's kind of like, 'I've done a big wedding [too]'... We would rather make it beautiful but humble,” she continued.

Describing her fiancé Carey said he’s, "the guy people go to even if they are barely friends with him, and they look to him to get them through any situation. He's one of those people that just always is there for people, and I think that is a quality that I haven't seen—except in myself.”

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"I mean, I am the person my friends go to when they need something, and they need help and whatever, and so I look at that and he's a generous person as well—and a good-hearted person,” she added. “He’s young at heart, but also serious. And I mean that in the best way..."