The Grammy award winner gets candid with E! News as she opens up for the first time about her engagement with Australian Billionaire, James Packer on Friday. The singer then reveals the perfect moment when her fiancé popped the question.

"I'm feeling fantastic, better than ever," she happily shares. "I am so grateful for my life. I have love, laughter and life, and everything."

The 45-year-old diva describes the romantic moment were her husband-to-be proposed, which took place in her New York hometown on Jan. 21. She 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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Carey went on adding to Packer, as "generous" and "good-hearted." "He's young at heart, but also serious. And I mean that in the best way…” she continued, “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."

According to E! News, after getting down on one knee, he presented her with what can only be described as an utterly jaw-dropping 35-carat diamond ring, as we all have seen how gorgeous it is.

"It's so heavy I can't lift my arm up!" Carey joked, smiling. "No...It's a nice chunk."

Meanwhile, when asked when will the lovely couple walk down the aisle?

"If everything works out, it will be somewhat soon,"she laughed, adding that there's a lot of planning to be done.

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Moreover, though we’ve known Carey as a glamorous woman, but when it comes to her special day, she certainly wants to keep everything intimate and even reveals what wedding dress she’ll be wearing.

"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 admits.

"I am very excited about the dress, but I don't want to talk about it yet, as I have to have my first fitting," she added.