A source said: "They've been talking marriage for a while. They'll be formally engaged any day now. They want to spend the rest of their lives together." Reese, who has two children with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, wants to tie the knot before she moves in with Jake.

A friend of Reese revealed to America's OK! magazine: "This is a very serious relationship. But Reese is very conservative and traditional. I'm sure she doesn't want her kids to see her 'living in sin'."

The couple -- who reportedly plan to set up home in a US$6 million California ranch -- looked smitten with each other as they dined at the Hominy Grill in South Carolina recently.

Restaurant manager Brandy Mangum said: "They couldn't keep their eyes off each other. The entire time, he was so attentive.

It was really sweet. They really do make the perfect couple." Jake's spokesperson has denied the actor is planning to wed the Oscar-winning star.