Britney plans a Kabbalah wedding

Britney Spears, whose first marriage in January lasted just 55 hours, is to wed again, in a Kabbalah ceremony.

Friends say the 22-year-old singer has set aside a weekend in the autumn to marry fiance Kevin Federline, who she began dating in April.

It would be the first celebrity Kabbalah marriage and could take place beneath a traditional Jewish canopy known as a chuppah, with wedding vows inspired by the cult religion. The faith taken up by Miss Spears is also favoured by Madonna, Guy Ritchie and Demi Moore.

Miss Spears's parents are said to be horrified at the prospect and, as devout Baptists, are urging her to plan a ceremony reflecting their faith.

'There's some resistance from her family,' said a friend. 'But maybe there's a way to incorporate elements from both faiths, and make everyone happy.'

The singer has turned to Kabbalah after a dramatic few months which have seen her cancel a world tour following a knee injury.

Now she has fallen for 26-year-old Federline, a dancer whose exgirlfriend Shar Jackson gave birth only last week to his second child.

Following a number of failed romances, Miss Spears said of her liaison with Federline that she had 'kissed a lot of frogs and finally found a prince'.

The stresses of the past year have already taken a toll on the singer - she was photographed earlier this month apparently unfit, overweight and with pimples on her face.

Her first wedding, earlier this year, was held at a roadside chapel in Las Vegas after a long night out with childhood friend Jason Alexander. The marriage was annulled.