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Stardew Valley Leah Guide - Marriage Candidate

Complete guide to Leah in Stardew Valley. Learn about her schedule, loved gifts, heart events, and marriage.

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Stardew Valley Leah Guide - Marriage Candidate

Basic Information

AttributeDetails
NameLeah
BirthdayWinter 23
AddressLeah’s Cottage - south of town
FamilyNo direct relatives in town
MarriageYes
OccupationArtist, likes sculpture and painting

Daily Schedule

Spring

  • Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

    • 10:00 AM - Wakes up, stands in cottage
    • 12:00 PM - Leaves cottage for forest or river
    • 4:00 PM - Returns to cottage
    • 6:00 PM - Stands in cottage working
    • 10:00 PM - Goes to bed
  • Saturday

    • 10:00 AM - Wakes up
    • 11:00 AM - Heads to Town Square
    • 12:00 PM - Arrives at Town Square
    • 5:00 PM - Returns to cottage
    • 7:00 PM - In cottage
    • 10:00 PM - Sleeps
  • Sunday

    • 10:00 AM - Wakes up
    • 12:00 PM - Heads to river or forest for inspiration
    • 4:00 PM - Returns to cottage
    • 6:00 PM - Creating in cottage
    • 10:00 PM - Sleeps

Summer

  • Often visits beach to find shells and inspiration
  • Afternoons often by the river

Fall

  • Often visits forest to gather mushrooms
  • Schedule similar to Spring

Winter

  • Spends most time in cottage creating
  • Stays in cottage on rainy days

Gift Preferences

Loved Gifts (+80 friendship)

  • Salad
  • Goat Cheese
  • Truffle
  • Wine
  • Poppyseed Muffin
  • Stir Fry
  • Vegetable Medley

Liked Gifts (+45 friendship)

  • All Fruits (most fruit)
  • All Mushrooms (most mushrooms)
  • All Flowers (most flowers)
  • Daffodil
  • Dandelion
  • Leek
  • Hazelnut
  • Snow Yam
  • Winter Root

Neutral Gifts (+20 friendship)

  • Milk
  • Chanterelle
  • Common Mushroom
  • Purple Mushroom
  • Morel

Disliked Gifts (-20 friendship)

  • Clay
  • All Fish (most fish)
  • All Eggs (eggs)
  • All Milk (milk)
  • Seaweed
  • Holly

Hated Gifts (-40 friendship)

  • Bread
  • Hashbrowns
  • Pancakes
  • Pizza
  • Void Mayonnaise
  • Sugar
  • All Junk Food

Heart Events

2 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter Leah’s cottage
  • Plot: Leah is creating artwork, she shows you her work and talks about her artistic dreams.
  • Choice Effect: Appreciating her work increases friendship.

4 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter her house when Leah is home
  • Plot: Leah’s ex Kel appears and tries to convince her to return. Leah needs your support.
  • Choice Effect: Supporting Leah’s decision greatly increases friendship.

6 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter Cindersap Forest
  • Plot: Leah is sketching in the forest, she invites you to paint together.
  • Choice Effect: Participating in her creative activity increases friendship.

8 Heart Event

  • Trigger: After receiving Leah’s letter, enter town on a sunny day
  • Plot: Leah’s artwork is selected for an exhibition, she is very excited and invites you to attend.
  • Choice Effect: Being happy for her and attending the exhibition increases friendship.

10 Heart Event

  • Trigger: After receiving Leah’s letter, enter Leah’s cottage in the evening
  • Plot: Leah shows you a sculpture she created for you, expressing her feelings for you.
  • Choice Effect: Accepting her feelings and gift increases friendship.
  • Note: Need to purchase Mermaid’s Pendant to propose

14 Heart Event (Post-Marriage)

  • Trigger: After marriage, enter the farmhouse
  • Plot: Leah wants to establish an art studio on the farm, she asks for your opinion.
  • Choice Effect: Supporting her artistic dream increases friendship.

Marriage Information

Proposal Requirements

  1. Reach 10 hearts friendship with Leah
  2. Complete 10 heart event
  3. Have at least 1 farmhouse upgrade
  4. Purchase Mermaid’s Pendant from the Old Mariner (3000g)

Married Life

  • Room: Adds an art studio-style room on the right side of the farmhouse
  • Help: Occasionally waters crops, feeds animals, repairs fences
  • Gifts: Sometimes gives you artwork she created, food, or wine
  • Children: Can have or adopt up to two children

Post-Marriage Schedule

  • Spends most time inside the farmhouse
  • Sometimes returns to her cottage to work on Wednesday
  • Sometimes goes to the forest or river to sketch on sunny days

Trivia

  • Leah is an independent artist who moved to Stardew Valley seeking inspiration
  • She has a complex ex-relationship to deal with
  • She loves nature and often seeks creative inspiration outdoors
  • Her favorite colors are green and brown

Data sourced from Stardew Valley Wiki, applicable to game version 1.6