Haley is one of the more dramatic and personality-rich marriage candidates in Stardew Valley. At the start of the game she’s shallow, appearance-obsessed, and a little snobby — but as you grow closer, she reveals a thoughtful, creative side.
This guide covers everything you need to know to marry Haley, including:
- How to raise hearts fast
- All loved & liked gifts
- Her heart events (2–14 hearts)
- How to propose
- What she gives you after marriage
- Her full schedule (expandable)
Need more guides? Try my Villager Friendship Guide or Best Crops Per Season.
Who Is Haley?
Haley lives at 2 Willow Lane with her sister, Emily. While Haley initially judges people by appearances, she slowly opens up as you befriend her, revealing interests in photography, creativity, and self-growth.
Birthday: Spring 14
Lives: 2 Willow Lane, Pelican Town
Haley is one of the easier villagers to impress early on — if you know which gifts she loves.
FULL Haley Schedule (All Seasons)
Below is Haley’s complete schedule across every season, including rain patterns, Desert Festival overrides, Alex-affection variations, Night Market activity, and her marriage routine.
Note: If the Beach Resort on Ginger Island is unlocked, Haley may randomly spend the entire day there and return home at 6 PM.
General Pattern:
9 AM room → 11 AM fountain → 12:20 PM fountain photos → 4:30 PM home → 5:50 PM cooking → 8:20 PM room → 10:30 PM bed.
- Rainy Days: Stays indoors → dresser → vanity → kitchen → room → living room → bed.
- Mondays: Takes photos south of Marnie’s Ranch from noon to afternoon.
- Wednesdays (if NO one has 6 hearts with Haley or Alex): Room → Living room → Kitchen → Room.
- Regular Schedule: Visits the Community Center fountain area until late afternoon.
- Spring 15 & 16 (Bus Restored): Attends the Desert Festival:
- Day 15: Bus to Desert → strolls near Emily’s dress booth → returns after 1:30 AM.
- Day 16: Bus → sunbathes near cliffs → leaves around 9 PM.
- Desert Festival (Vendor): Runs her shop booth between 11:30 AM and midnight.
General Pattern:
9 AM room → 10:30 AM beach → 11:50 AM NW beach → 2:30 PM ice cream stand → 5 PM home → dinner → room → bed.
- Green Rain (Year 1): Stays inside the Stardrop Saloon all day.
- Rainy Days: Same rainy-day routine as Spring — dresser → vanity → kitchen → room → living room → bed.
- Wednesdays (No 6 hearts): Indoor-only cycle.
- Wednesdays (If ANYONE has 6 hearts with Alex): Standard fountain routine (like Spring).
- Regular Summer Schedule: Beach → Ice cream stand → Home.
General Pattern:
Same as Spring: fountain mornings → photos → home cooking → room → bed.
- Mondays: Photography south of Marnie’s Ranch.
- Rainy Days: Dresser → vanity → kitchen → room → living room → bed.
- Wednesdays (No 6 hearts): Full indoor day.
- Regular Schedule: Fountain and Community Center lawn.
General Pattern:
Late wake-up → vanity → kitchen → room → living room → bed.
- Winter 9: Annual check-up at Harvey’s Clinic until late afternoon.
- Winter 16: Goes to the Night Market after 4:30 PM.
- Rain/Snow Days: Indoor routine, same pattern as other rainy days.
- Wednesdays (No 6 hearts): Indoor-only day — room → living room → kitchen → room → bed.
- Wednesdays (6 hearts with Alex): Community Center fountain route (like Spring/Summer).
- Regular Winter Schedule: Mostly indoors until kitchen → living room → bed.
General Married Pattern:
Starts the morning at home → may explore Pelican Town → photography behind the farmhouse → returns home by evening.
- Rainy Mornings: Prepares baked sweets like Cookies, Pancakes, Blueberry Tart, or Poppyseed Muffin.
- Indoor Days: Gives breakfast foods like Omelet, Hashbrowns, or Bread.
- Rainy Nights: Serves dinner: Chowder, Eggplant Parmesan, Bean Hotpot, or Parsnip Soup.
- Spring 15 & 16: Desert Festival visits and sunbathing days (with earlier departures than her bachelorette version).
- Photography Garden: Haley frequently takes pictures behind your farmhouse.
Step 1 — Give Haley the Best Gifts
🎁 Loved Gifts
- Coconut
- Fruit Salad
- Pink Cake
- Sunflower
- All Universal Loves (except Prismatic Shard)
👍 Liked Gifts
- Daffodil
- Universal Likes (except Vegetables)
😐 Neutral Gifts
- Universal Neutrals (except Mystic Syrup)
❌ Disliked Gifts
- Most Fruits (except Coconut)
- All Eggs
- All Milk
- Most Vegetables
- Common Foraged Mushrooms
- Quartz
- Winter Roots
💀 Hated Gifts
- All Fish
- Clay
- Prismatic Shard
- Wild Horseradish
- Universal Hates
Best early-game strategy: Pick up Coconuts from the Desert (or buy from Sandy) and farm Sunflowers. Pink Cake becomes easy once you grow Melons.
Step 2 — Increase Hearts Through Events
Haley’s heart events show her character development — from shallow to surprisingly thoughtful.
❤️ 2-Heart Event
- Enter Haley & Emily’s house
- Both must be home
❤️ 4-Heart Event
- Enter Haley’s house
- Any time she’s inside
❤️ 6-Heart Event
- Beach
- 10 AM – 4 PM
- Any season except Winter
❤️ 8-Heart Event
- Cindersap Forest
- Sunny day
- 10 AM – 4 PM
- No Winter
❤️ 10-Heart Event
- Enter her house when she’s home
❤️ 14-Heart Event
- Town (8 AM – 3 PM, sunny)
- Then Farmhouse (next day)
- Then Pelican Town (with Chocolate Cake)
Step 3 — Propose to Haley
To propose to Haley, you must:
- Reach 10 hearts
- Give her a Bouquet to start dating
- Upgrade your house once
- Purchase the Mermaid Pendant from the Old Mariner
Mermaid Pendant Requirements:
- Raining
- Bridge repaired
- 300g
Give Haley the pendant to get engaged. Your wedding will be 3 days later.
What Happens After You Marry Haley?
After marriage, Haley adds her own room to your house and a small photo area behind the farmhouse where she practices photography.
🌧️ Rainy Morning Gifts
- Cookie
- Blueberry Tart
- Pancakes
- Poppyseed Muffin
- Maple Bar
🏠 Indoor Day Gifts
- Fried Egg
- Omelet
- Hashbrowns
- Pancakes
- Bread
🌧️ Rainy Night Dinners
- Chowder
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Bean Hotpot
- Parsnip Soup
Haley’s Questions & Best Answers
- “What do you do all day?” → Explore the caves / Dig for treasure
- “What should I do today?” → Watercolor painting / Relax with a magazine
Haley Trivia
- She loves Pink Cake so much she wrote to the Queen of Sauce about it.
- Her 10-heart event darkroom does NOT appear in her spouse room.
- She may ask for peppermint coffee in dialogue, but it does not exist in the game.
- Haley’s parents travel abroad and send letters back home.
Final Tips
- Sunflowers are extremely easy to grow for early hearts.
- Coconuts from the Desert are instant loved gifts.
- Trigger her heart events in order for the fastest romance.
- Always give her a loved gift on Spring 14 for a massive boost.
Improving your farm too? Try my Greenhouse Guide or Mining Guide.
Conclusion
Haley may seem shallow at first, but her story arc is one of the most rewarding in Stardew Valley. With simple loved gifts like Coconut and Sunflower, and heart events that reveal her growth, she becomes a warm and dedicated spouse. Follow this guide and you’ll marry Haley quickly and easily.