Sarah Palin snubbed over daughter's wedding plans

TEEN mother Bristol Palin, the daughter of former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has told a US celebrity magazine she is engaged to her on-again, off-again boyfriend before telling her mother.

The 19-year-old Palin, whose previous engagement to Levi Johnston, 20, was called off after giving birth to their son in December 2008, told US Weekly they got engaged two weeks ago.

"It felt right, even though we don't have the approval of our parents," Palin told the magazine. "It is intimidating and scary just to think about what her reaction is going to be. Hopefully she will jump on board."

Sarah Palin said in a statement to NBC News that: "Bristol at 19 is now a young adult. We obviously want what's best for our children. Bristol believes in redemption and forgiveness to a degree most of us struggle to put in practice in our daily lives."