This guide intends to help the player with all aspects of marriage in Harvest Moon : Light of Hope. I have gathered this information through many hours of play and numerous searches online and have combined this info, here for you!

All of the following MUST be completed in order to begin the marriage process.

2A.Complete the Main Story

This requires that all work retrieving the 5 tablets be done and the Lighthouse is fully restored.

2B. Complete BOTH upgrades to your house.

The 1st house upgrade can be completed after unlocking Doc (the inventor) and requires;

• 85,000k Gold
  
• 40x Hard wood Lumber
  
• 10x Glass
  
• 5x Mithril

The 2nd house upgrade unlocks after the Main Story completion, and requires;

• 180,000k Gold
  
• 50x Hardwood Lumber
  
• 5x Great Cotton Candy Wool*
  
• 3x Adamantite

*Cotton Candy Wool will be available from Cotton Sheep through Sophia, after main story completion.


2C. Raise your bachelor/bachelorettes affection to 4 notes AND Trigger all 4 His/her Note Events

The following bachelor/bachelorettes are available for marriage.

Bachelors

• Cyril
  
• Dean
  
• Edmond
  
• Gabriel
  
• Gareth
  
• Gorgan (DLC)
  
• Shirlock (DLC)
  
• Soleil (SE)

Bachelorettes

• Elise
  
• Jeanne
  
• Melanie
  
• Nova
  
• Tabitha
  
• Harvest Goddess (DLC)
  
• Michelle (DLC)
  
• Soleil (SE)

A detailed explanation of the bachelor/bacherlorettes, their likes/dislikes and the Note events is described in this guide, further below.


2D. Obtain the Blue Feather

After completing all the above requirements the player will sleep one evening and dream of the blue bird. After having the dream do as you did earlier in the story, visit the beach on a sunny, clear evening, after 7 pm. There you will be given the blue feather. Once you have obtained the blue feather speak to any bachelor/bachelorette whom you have completed all 4 note events with, and you will be given the option to "propose marriage".


2E. Wedding Planning

In order to get married you will need to gather the items in order to make a Tux and Wedding Gown for yourself and your betrothed. The quest to create them can be started by speaking to Melanie, located at Gus' Smithy. Gather the following;

• 3x Orichalcum
  
• 2x Great Cotton Candy Wool*
  
• 2x Great Silky Fur**

*Cotton Candy Wool will be available from Cotton Sheep through Sophia, after main story completion.
**Silky Fur will be available from Silky Donkeys through Sophia, after main story completion.

After bringing the items to Melanie it will take 7 days for her to complete the outfits. After the player collects the Tux and Gown your wedding date will be automatically be set 7 days later, so plan accordingly if you require a specific date.

3A. Bachelors

Cyril

Birthday Spring 14

Gifts:

• Favorite - Yellow Dahlia
  
• Loves - Seashells
  
• Likes - Flowers,Tree Crops, Fish, Milled Food
  
• Hates - Furs, Ores, Sugar, Salt, Stone, Lumber

Note Events;

• Note Event 1 : Beacon Town /Any Day/ Any Weather
  
• Note Event 2 : Mountains/ 6 am - 7 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 3 : Beach/ Sun 6 am - 7 pm OR Weekday Anytime/ Any Weather
  
• Note Event 4 : Your House/ Wake Up/ Any

Dean

Birthday Spring 21

Gifts:

• Favorite - Flowers
  
• Loves - Seashells
  
• Likes - Fruits, Vegetables
  
• Hates - Green Peppers

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Beacon Town/ 10 am - 8 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 2: Mountain/ 6 am - 7 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Carol's Flowers/ 10 am- 7 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Your House/ Wake Up/ Any

Edmond

Birthday Winter 2

Gifts;

• Favorites - Agate Ore
  
• Loves - Seashells, Gems, Grilled Fish
  
• Likes - Crops, Flowers, Bamboo Shoots
  
• Hates - Sweet Things

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Beacon Town/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 2: Lighthouse/ 6 am - 7 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Goddess Spring/ 6 am - 7 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Exit Mine/ 5 pm - 9 pm/ Any

Gabriel

Birthday Fall 28

Gifts;

• Favorites - Fish and Egg Dishes
  
• Loves - Seashells, Great Butter, Cheese, Lumber, Stone, Bronze and Silver Ores
  
• Likes - Cabbage, Mushrooms, Egg, Milk, Rainbow Trout, Barbatus, wool
  
• Hates - Grapefruit, Fruit, Metal, Glass, Material Stone

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Mountains/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 2: Sofia's Livestock/ 6 am - 4 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Sofia's Livestock/ 6 am - 4 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4 : Your House/ Wake Up/ Any

Gareth

Birthday Winter 21

Gifts;

• Favorites - Flourite
  
• Loves - Seashells, Poinsetta, Fried Egg, Gems, Yogurt
  
• Lies - Apple, Orange, Grapefruit, Milk
  
• Hates - Fish

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Mountain/ 6 am- 7pm / Any
  
• Note Event 2: Gareth's House/ 5 pm - 9 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Gareth's House/ 5 pm - 9 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Lighthouse/ 10 am-4 pm/ Any

Gorgon (DLC)

Birthday Fall 1

Gifts;

• Favorite - N/A
  
• Loves - Seashells, Crystals
  
• Likes - Eggs
  
• Hates - Juice

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Underworld/ Any / Any
  
• Note Event 2: Goddess Spring/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Mountain/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Underworld/ Any / Any

Shirlock (DLC)

Birthday Summer 16

Gifts;

• Favorite - Fish Burger
  
• Loves - Seashells, Bread, Strawberry Jam
  
• Likes - Strawberries, Flowers, Bamboo Shoot, Eggs
  
• Hates - Milk, Lumber, Ores, Fertilizer

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Mountain/ Any / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Underworld/ 6 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 3: Beach (Must have repaired the pier)/ 9 am -10 am/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Beacon Town/ 6 am - 7 pm / Any

Soleil (SE)

Birthday The date that Soliel's Gem "hatched"

Gifts;

• Favorites - Seashells
  
• Loves - Gems, Ores
  
• Likes - Flowers
  
• Hates - Furs

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Farm/ Soleil's "birth" / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Farm (Must have completed Ch 3 and fed the Blue Bird)/ After 6 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 3: Farm/ After 6 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Farm/ After 7 pm / Sunny

3B. Bachelorettes

Elise

Birthday Fall 14

Gifts;

• Favorites - Seasonings
  
• Loves - Seashells, Vegetables, Crops
  
• Likes - Flowers, Eggs
  
• Hates - Spicy Things

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Farmhouse/ Any / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Beach (Must have repaired the pier)/ Any/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 3: Bastian's Restaurant/ 10 am - 8 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Beacon Town/ After 7 pm / Raining

Jeanne

Birthday Winter 7

Gifts;

• Favorites - Seashells
  
• Loves - Vegetables, Bread, Butter, Mayo, Yogurt, Bamboo Shoot
  
• Likes - Tree Fruits, Fish, Flowers, Milled Food
  
• Hates - Ores, Salt, Sugar

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Lighthouse/ Any / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Jeanne's House/ Whenever Jeanne is at her house/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Mountain/ 7 pm -12 am/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Mountain/ 7 pm - 12 am/ Sunny

Melanie

Birthday Summer 21

Gifts;

• Favorites - Furs
  
• Loves - Seashells, Gems, Flowers
  
• Likes - Bread
  
• Hates - Watermelon

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Gus' Smithy / 6 am - 6 pm / Any
  
• Note Event 2: Carol's Flowers/ 10 am - 8 pm (When Dean is home) / Sunny
  
• Note Event 3: Beach/ 7 pm - 5 am/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Farm/ After 7 pm/ Sunny

Nova

Birthday Spring 24

Gifts;

• Favorites - Oranges
  
• Loves - Seashells, Grilled Fish
  
• Likes - N/A
  
• Hates - Mushrooms, Bamboo Shoot

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Bastian's Restaurant/ 10 am - 8 pm / Any
  
• Note Event 2: Carol's Flowers/ 10 am - 8 pm (When Dean is home)/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Mountain/ 10 am - 7 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Mountain/ After 7 pm/ Sunny

Tabitha

Birthday Spring 28

Gifts;

• Favorites - Grapefruit
  
• Loves - Seashells, Fruit, Poinsettia
  
• Likes - Crops, Bamboo Shoots
  
• Hates - Cabbage, Ores

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Tabitha's House/ Any (When Tabitha is home) / Any
  
• Note Event 2: Tabitha's House/ After 6 pm (When Tabitha is home)/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Beacon Town/ After 10 am/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Tabitha's House/ Any (When Tabitha is home)/ Any

Harvest Goddess (DLC)

Birthday Winter 1

Gifts;

• Favorites - Strawberry Jam
  
• Loves - Seashells
  
• Likes - N/A
  
• Hates - Metals

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Goddess Spring/ Any / Any
  
• Note Event 2: The Underworld/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Exit Your House/ Any/ Any
  
• Note Event 4:Goddess Spring/ Any/ Any

Michelle (DLC)

Birthday Spring 16

Gifts;

• Favorites - Whitefish Carpaccio
  
• Loves - Seashells, Gems, Dairy
  
• Likes - Flowers
  
• Hates - Crops, Ores

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Beacon Town/ 8 am - 7 pm / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Mountain/ After 12 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 3: Mountain/ After 12 pm/ Any
  
• Note Event 4: Mountain/ After 12 pm/ Any

Soleil (SE)

Birthday The date that Soliel's Gem "hatched"

Gifts;

• Favorites - Seashells
  
• Loves - Gems, Ores
  
• Likes - Flowers
  
• Hates - Furs

Note Events;

• Note Event 1: Farm/ Soleil's "birth" / Sunny
  
• Note Event 2: Farm (Must have completed Ch 3 and fed the Blue Bird)/ After 6 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 3: Farm/ After 6 pm/ Sunny
  
• Note Event 4: Farm/ After 7 pm / Sunny

Children Timeline and Requirements

MUST be married to have a child
MUST have House upgraded to Max (2nd Tier upgrade)
MUST purchase a crib from Doc's Store (The inventor). The crib requires;

• 2,500k Gold
  
• 5x Hardwood Lumber
  
• Sheep wool*

*Either quantity of - 5x Normal grade, 4x Great grade, 3x Ultimate grade, 2x Supreme Grade OR 1x Miracle grade Sheep's wool.

30 days after you are married the female member of your family will not feel well, Jeanne will show up and announce that you are expecting a child.
30 days after the pregnancy announcement your spouse will ask you which gender of child you prefer (or you may choose random).
Some mornings later, Jeanne and Carol will show up to help deliver the baby. You will receive 1x rattle, 1x picture book, 10x baby formula and baby formula recipe will be added to your kitchen.

Formula Recipes

• Formula Milk - 2 Milk or 1 of any higher quality Milk
  
• Creamy Formula Milk - 2 Chocolate Milk or 1 of any higher quality Chocolate Milk

The child will continue to develop with a new growth steps occurring every 30 days until he/she has completed the "full grown event" (90 days after birth).

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