Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS): Actress Charlize Theron is said to be planning a "low-key" wedding with boyfriend Sean Penn.

The couple reportedly got engaged in November 2014 during a romantic trip to Paris. They are now said to be looking to exchange vows on a private beach later in the year with just their close friends and family in attendance, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"She'd love to get married on the beach in her native South Africa, but Sean loves the idea of Cuba," a source told Life & Style magazine.

"They want a low-key, classic and romantic wedding. They've also talked about a sunset ceremony in Malibu - black-tie but barefoot," the insider added.

Before getting engaged, Theron said last June that she had no desire to ever become a bride.

"Let's put it this way, I never had the dream of the white dress. And watching other people getting married? I think it's beautiful for them, but to be quite honest, usually I'm sitting there just devastated," she had said at that time.