Stardew Valley Marriage Candidates
Compare all 12 marriage candidates side by side โ birthdays, loved gifts, personality, post-marriage perks, and heart-event highlights โ to decide who to marry. Turn off the filter to browse every villager.
Reach 8 hearts then give a Bouquet to start dating; at 10 hearts give a Mermaidโs Pendant to propose. Give loved gifts (birthday ร8) to raise hearts fast.
12 villagers
๐ Alex
๐ Summer 13๐ 1 River Road (Pelican Town)
Athletic and cocky on the surface, but insecure about living up to his grandfather's expectations; dreams of going pro in gridball.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, builds a backyard workout space to lift weights, and may bring you dinner on rainy nights.
๐ฌ 8-heart event catches him training alone at the Beach, opening up about his self-doubt.
๐ Elliott
๐ Fall 5๐ Elliott's Cabin (The Beach)
A dreamy, well-read aspiring novelist who lives alone in a beach cabin and speaks in flowery, old-fashioned language.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, tends a small backyard garden where he reads, and still writes at his beach cabin.
๐ฌ 10-heart event finds him waiting on the beach with news that his novel is finally finished.
๐ Harvey
๐ Winter 14๐ Medical Clinic (Pelican Town)
The anxious but devoted town doctor, always worried about everyone's health while quietly dreaming of flying.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse and keeps working at the clinic, commuting into town while tending a small garden at home.
๐ฌ 10-heart event has him meeting you at the railroad tracks to share his secret passion for flight.
๐ Sam
๐ Summer 17๐ 1 Willow Lane (Pelican Town)
A laid-back, guitar-playing skater who still lives with his mom and little brother and dreams of making it with his band.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, builds a backyard half-pipe to practice skateboarding tricks, and may bring treats on rainy days.
๐ฌ 10-heart event has him call you into town after dark for a heartfelt night out together.
๐ Sebastian
๐ Winter 10๐ 24 Mountain Road (The Mountain)
A brooding, introverted programmer who lives in his parents' basement, smokes, and escapes into games and his motorcycle.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, sets up a spot out back to tinker with his motorcycle, and keeps some quiet time to himself.
๐ฌ 10-heart event takes you both up to the mountain at night for a quiet moment together.
๐ Shane
๐ Spring 20๐ Marnie's Ranch (Cindersap Forest)
A gruff, depressed JojaMart clerk hiding real pain behind sarcasm, slowly healing through his goddaughter Jas and his chicken Charlie.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse and builds a small coop out back to visit his chicken Charlie.
๐ฌ 10-heart event has him waiting at the bus stop at dusk, ready to talk about turning his life around.
๐ Abigail
๐ Fall 13๐ Pierre's General Store (Pelican Town)
An adventurous, purple-haired gamer with a taste for the occult who'd rather explore the mines than run the family shop.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, sets up a spot out back to practice her flute, and may bring mining supplies on quiet days.
๐ฌ 10-heart event lures you deep into the mines for an unexpectedly sweet moment.
๐ Emily
๐ Spring 27๐ 2 Willow Lane (Pelican Town)
A free-spirited bartender and seamstress who reads auras, believes in spirits, and marches to her own rhythm.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse and plants a small crystal garden out back where she meditates.
๐ฌ 10-heart event invites you into the Secret Woods for a moonlit surprise.
๐ Haley
๐ Spring 14๐ 2 Willow Lane (Pelican Town)
Starts out vain and image-obsessed, but her genuine love of photography reveals a warmer, more thoughtful side.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse and tends a small garden out back where she takes pictures.
๐ฌ 10-heart event finally has her welcoming you into her own room.
๐ Leah
๐ Winter 23๐ Leah's Cottage (Cindersap Forest)
A free-spirited sculptor who left the city and art school behind to live simply in a forest cottage.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse and sets up a spot out back to keep working on her sculptures.
๐ฌ 10-heart event brings you into the forest for a quiet artistic breakthrough.
๐ Maru
๐ Summer 10๐ 24 Mountain Road (The Mountain)
A cheerful, brilliant inventor and aspiring scientist who splits her time between gadgets and clinic shifts.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, keeps working part-time at the clinic, and tinkers on gadgets out back.
๐ฌ 10-heart event unveils her latest invention at the Carpenter's Shop.
๐ Penny
๐ Fall 2๐ Trailer (Pelican Town)
A gentle, bookish former tutor who grew up poor with her mother Pam and quietly dreams of a family of her own.
๐ก Married: Moves into the farmhouse, tends a small garden out back, and keeps volunteering at the Museum.
๐ฌ 10-heart event calls you to the spa for a tender, hopeful evening together.