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Stardew Valley Emily guide

Our guide helps you get to know Stardew Valley’s Emily with the best gifts to give her, hear heart events, marriage, and where to find her.

Stardew Valley Emily's portrait on a background of the Stardew farm

Stardew Valley’s Emily is Pelican Town’s very own budding fashion designer and she loves to make her own clothes from scratch in her spare time. You’ll find her working most nights at the Stardrop Saloon and with her vibrant blue hair, she’s hard to miss. If you’re looking to impress and hopefully make her your wife, here’s everything you need to know. We’ve also included some of the juicy gossip regarding her relationship with Clint.

If Emily isn’t your type, we can also help you out with other villagers, we’ve got guides on Stardew Valley’s Sebastian, Stardew Valley’s ShaneStardew Valley’s Leah, and Stardew Valley’s Alex. If you’re looking for a new life sim to play, feel free to check out our Cozy Grove review.

Here’s everything you need to know about Stardew Valley’s Emily:

What are the best Stardew Valley Emily gifts?

Each character has loves, likes, and dislikes when it comes to giving gifts. There are universally liked and hated items, but everyone has specific preferences. Here is what to give Emily:

Reaction Gift
Loved Universal loves, amethyst, aquamarine, cloth, emerald, jade, ruby, survival burger, topaz, wool
Liked Universal likes (except fish-related items, ice cream, and rice pudding), daffodils, quartz
Neutral Universal neutrals, all eggs except Void eggs, fruits (except salmonberry), all milk, chanterelle, common mushroom, dandelion, wild horseradish, winter root, snow yam, magma cap, morel, purple mushroom, hazelnut, ginger
Dislike Universal dislikes, fried eel, ice cream, rice pudding, salmonberry, spicy eel
Hate Universal hates, fish taco, holly, maki roll, salmon dinner, sashimi

When is Emily’s birthday?

Emily’s birthday is Spring 27, which is a perfect time to give her an item she loves, or a friendship-boosting item like stardrop tea, a rabbit’s foot, or a prismatic shard… if you’re lucky enough to have one by the end of spring.

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What are Emily’s favorite movies and concessions?

Here’s how to really impress Emily by whisking her away to the movies in Pelican Town, and grabbing her favorite snacks.

Movie Concession
Love Miracle at Cold Star Ranch Kale smoothie, stardrop sorbet
Like Journey of the Prairie King, Natural Wonders, Brave Little Sapling, Zuzu City Express, Wumbus Everything else
Dislike It Howls in the Rain, Mysterium Black licorice, fries, JojaCola, JojaCorn, nachos, pizza, popcorn, salted peanuts

What are Emily’s heart events?

Here’s everything you need to know about starting Stardew Valley Emily’s heart events.

Event How to trigger
Two hearts Go into Emily’s house
Four hearts Go to town on a sunny day, during any season other than winter
Six hearts Go into Emily’s house when she’s there
Eight hearts A letter will invite you to the Mayor’s Manor that same day during opening hours. It’s worth noting, this event will still be there on subsequent days if you miss it
Ten hearts A letter will invite you to meet Emily in the Secret Woods after 22:00 that night. You need a steel axe in order to break the large log blocking the entrance to the Secret Woods. Don’t worry if you don’t have a steel axe, whenever you manage to get in after 22:00 when it’s not raining or on a festival day, the event will still trigger
Fourteen hearts Leave your house between 05:00-08:20

Stardew Valley's Emily with a group of people

How to marry Stardew Valley’s Emily

As with all Stardew proposals, before you can get married you need to earn ten hearts of friendship with Emily and have given her a bouquet from Pierre’s shop at eight hearts of friendship. You’ll also need to have upgraded your farmhouse at least once, and have access to the tide pool to the east of the beach.

Once married, Emily will move into the farmhouse and set up her own room to the right of the bedroom – complete with her pet parrot. She’ll also get herself a nice little crystal garden where she goes to meditate and clear her head.

Emily may offer you gifts sometimes, which is nice. Here is what you can get:

Situation Gifts
Rainy mornings Cloth, wool, duck feather, refined quartz, bean hotpot
Rainy nights Rice pudding, blueberry tart, cookie, chocolate cake
Emily stays inside the house Cloth, wool, duck feather, refined quartz, bean hotpot, coffee, omni geode

What’s up with Stardew Valley Emily and Clint?

It’s no secret that Clint has a bit of a crush on Emily, but the sad news is that even if you don’t pursue her, they will never be together. Currently, bachelors and bachelorettes aren’t able to marry each other or other NPCs. There is something to note though; if you get Emily to eight hearts before you get Clint to six hearts, you won’t be able to complete Clint’s six-heart event due to him seeing you and Emily together.

That’s everything you need to know about Stardew Valley’s Emily! For more content like this, make sure you check out our Stardew Valley co-op and Stardew Valley fish guides.