Kanye West wants grand wedding

Rapper Kanye West is set to marry socialite Kim Kardashian and he wants his wedding ceremony to be the "biggest show on earth".

West, 36, proposed last week to Kim, with whom he has four-month-old daughter North, and plans to spare no expense when it comes to celebrating their nuptials, reports contactmusic.com.

"Kanye wants it to be the greatest show on earth. He wants fire-eaters, acrobats and special performances from his musical friends, including Jay-Z," said a source.

"He's even suggested hiring elephants for him and Kim to ride on and hand-crafted jewelled Maison Martin Margiela masks for them to wear at the altar," the source added.

West is planning to have three lavish parties and has hired five assistants to help him organise the wedding.