How to Get Married in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope (Complete Guide)

This page contains a complete guide on how to get married in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope.

Marriage and building a family have always been some of the main goals in Harvest Moon games. The same goes for Light of Hope. Someone is feeling a little lonely right now—but I’m just kidding! Haha.

However, getting married in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope is not as simple as finishing the main storyline. It requires certain conditions and materials that take time to gather.

This can be confusing for many players, so I created this guide to help you when you’re ready to get married in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope.

Before diving into the full explanation, here are a few things you should know before marriage.

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Marriage Candidates – Bachelors and Bachelorettes

On the PC version, there are 10 marriage candidates (5 male and 5 female). On PS4 and Nintendo Switch, you get 3 additional candidates.

Each character has a different personality. Below, I’ve also included the locations and times of their heart and confession events (based on my own experience).

Bachelorettes

1. Elise

Heart Events:

1. In front of your house (morning/afternoon)
2. On the Beach – Western Area (afternoon, around 11:00 AM)
3. Inside Bastian's Restaurant (around 10:30 AM)

Confession Event: Beacon Town Plaza (night, 8:30 PM)

2. Jeanne

Heart Events:

1. Outside her house (afternoon)
2. Inside her house (afternoon/evening)
3. In the mountains (night)

Confession Event: Mountains (night)

3. Melanie

Heart Events:

1. Inside Gus's Smithy (morning/afternoon)
2. Inside Florist's Shop (daytime, when Dean is inside)
3. On the Beach – Western Area (afternoon, around 5:00 PM)
4. On the Beach – Eastern Area (afternoon)

Confession Event: In front of your house (night, around 8:00 PM)

4. Michelle (DLC character)

Heart Events:

1. Beacon Town Plaza (afternoon)
2. Mountain area (afternoon)
3. Mountain area (afternoon)

Confession Event: ?

5. Nova

Heart Events:

1. Inside Bastian's Restaurant (afternoon)
2. Inside Florist's Shop (afternoon, around 12:30 PM)
3. In the mountain, in front of her house (afternoon, around 12:00 PM)

Confession Event: Mountain (night, around 9:30 PM)

6. Tabitha

Heart Events:

1. Inside her house (night)
2. Inside her house (night)
3. In front of her house (around 10:00 AM)

Confession Event: ?

7. Soleil (female)

Soleil is a special marriage candidate in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition.

Heart Events:

1. Triggered by walking out of your house (anytime)
2. Triggered at home, 6:00 PM (when walking into your house)
3. Triggered at home, 7:00 PM (when walking into your house)

Confession Event: Triggered at home, 7:00 PM (when walking into your house)

Special thanks to Cody Miranda for Soleil’s heart events above.

Bachelors

1. Cyril

Heart Events:

1. Beacon Town Plaza (afternoon)
2. Mountains (afternoon)
3. Beach (any time)

Confession Event: In your house, when you wake up.

2. Dean

Heart Events:

1. In front of the Florist Shop (afternoon)
2. Mountains (afternoon/evening)
3. Inside Florist Shop (afternoon)

Confession Event: In your house, when you wake up.

3. Edmond

Heart Events:

1. Beacon Town (night, after 10:00 PM)
2. Lighthouse Overlook (afternoon, around 2:00 PM)
3. Goddess Spring (morning till night)

Confession Event: In the mountains, when you exit the mine (around 8:00 PM).

4. Gabriel

Heart Events:

1. Mountains (afternoon)
2. Inside Sofia's Livestock (when Sofia is home)
3. Inside Sofia's Livestock (afternoon)

Confession Event: In your house, when you wake up.

5. Gareth

Heart Events:

1. Mountains (morning, around 8:00 AM)
2. Inside his house (evening/night)
3. Inside his house (evening/night)

Confession Event: Lighthouse Overlook (afternoon).

6. Shirlock (DLC Character)

Heart Events:

1. Mountains (morning)
2. Underground entrance (evening)
3. Beach (around 9:00–10:00 AM)

Confession Event: ?

7. Soleil (Male)

Heart Events: Same as the female version.

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Marriage Requirements

1. Complete the Main Storyline

Once you have placed the 5 Stone Tablets, restored the Lighthouse, and saved Beacon Island, the main storyline ends. This can usually be completed by Summer or Fall, Year 1.

2. Reach 4 Pink Musical Notes with Your Partner

You must see at least 3 heart events and the confession scene to reach 4 notes.

Tips to increase friendship points:

• Talk and give them their favorite gift every day
• Complete 7–8 of their requests
• Invite them to festivals (e.g., Fireworks on Summer 25th)
• Win contests to enhance your popularity

3. Obtain Products from Candy Animals

You need 5x Great Cotton Candy Wool (from Cotton Sheep) and 5x Great Silky Fur (from Silky Donkey).

3. Upgrade Your House Twice

The first upgrade is available after repairing Doc's house. The second upgrade (Giant House) becomes available once you complete the main storyline.

3. Obtain the Blue Feather

How to get the Blue Feather will be explained below, since the terms are connected to each other.

How to Get Married

Once you finish the main storyline, new features become available: you can buy Candy Animals at Sofia's Livestock, unlock teleportation, build a Big Animal Barn, and construct a Giant House at Doc's Architect.

Step 1: Prepare Your Animal Barn

The first thing you should do is upgrade the Animal Barn so you can raise more animals (up to 15). However, if you still have enough space to buy at least 4 new animals, you don’t need to upgrade right away.

Step 2: Buy Candy Animals

Purchase Cotton Sheep and Silky Donkey from Sofia's Livestock and take good care of them until they produce:

• Great Cotton Candy Wool
• Great Silky Fur

You’ll need these materials for house upgrades and wedding preparations.

Step 3: Upgrade Your House (Second Time)

To upgrade your house into a Giant House, you’ll need:

• 180,000 G
• Great Cotton Candy Wool ×5
• Hardwood Lumber ×50
• Adamantite ×3

Step 4: Trigger the Confession Event

Once a candidate likes you enough, you’ll see a cutscene where they confess their feelings. Afterward, you’ll dream of the Harvest Goddess, who will tell you about marriage, upgrading your house, and finding the Blue Feather.

Step 5: Obtain the Blue Feather

After upgrading your house:

• You’ll dream about a Blue Bird.
• The next day, Rowan will give you advice.
• Go to the beach on a clear and sunny night at 6:00 PM to trigger the cutscene where the Blue Bird gives you the Blue Feather.

Step 6: Propose

Once a candidate has at least 4 pink music notes, you can propose. Simply talk to them, and the option to propose will appear (you don’t need to hold the Blue Feather).

Step 7: Prepare the Wedding Outfit

If you propose to Melanie, she’ll personally request materials to make your Wedding Dress and Tuxedo:

• Great Cotton Candy Wool ×2
• Great Silky Fur ×2
• Orichalcum ×3

If you marry another candidate, you’ll still need to ask Melanie to make the outfit using the same materials. The clothes take 7 days to complete, and you can pick them up from her at Gus’s Smithy.

Step 8: The Wedding

After completing all the preparations, your wedding will take place 7 days later at Beacon Town Plaza.

Note: There will be several unique events that happen in your married life.

That’s how to get married in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope. I’ll update this guide if I discover new information. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below!

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