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The morning after you first reach 8 hearts with a marriage candidate, [[Pierre]] will mail you a message to let you know about the [[bouquet]] ({{Price|200}} at [[Pierre's General Store]]):

The morning after you first reach 8 hearts with a marriage candidate, [[Pierre]] will mail you a message to let you know about the [[bouquet]] ({{Price|200}} at [[Pierre's General Store]]):

{{quote|It seems like you're starting to get close with some of the townspeople. If you want to show someone that you're romantically interested, you've got to give them one of my beautiful flower bouquets. I'm selling them now, for a very fair price! If you want to start a family someday, this is the first step!|Pierre}}

{{Quote|It seems like you're starting to get close with some of the townspeople. If you want to show someone that you're romantically interested, you've got to give them one of my beautiful flower bouquets. I'm selling them now, for a very fair price! If you want to start a family someday, this is the first step!|Pierre}}

Giving the bouquet unfreezes the friendship level with that bachelor or bachelorette, allowing friendship to advance. Upon accepting the bouquet, their Social tab status also changes to "boyfriend" or "girlfriend". The bouquet can be given to multiple candidates, without regard to gender. There is no [[friendship]] penalty for giving bouquets to dating rivals, though there is a [[Bouquet#Group 10-Heart Event|Group Heart event]] that may cause all girl/boyfriends to give you the "cold shoulder" for a week.

Giving the bouquet unfreezes the friendship level with that bachelor or bachelorette, allowing friendship to advance. Upon accepting the bouquet, their Social tab status also changes to "boyfriend" or "girlfriend". The bouquet can be given to multiple candidates, without regard to gender. There is no [[friendship]] penalty for giving bouquets to dating rivals, though there is a [[Bouquet#Group 10-Heart Event|Group Heart event]] that may cause all girl/boyfriends to give you the "cold shoulder" for a week.

The day after reaching 10 [[friendship]] hearts with a marriage candidate, the player receives a letter from Mayor [[Lewis]]:

The day after reaching 10 [[friendship]] hearts with a marriage candidate, the player receives a letter from Mayor [[Lewis]]:

{{quote|I'm going to give you this advice because I like you and I want you to stay in Pelican Town. If there comes a day that you want to ask for someone's hand in marriage, you'll need to give them a '[[Mermaid's Pendant]]'. Don't worry, everyone in Pelican Town understands the significance of the amulet. It's an ancient tradition in this region. Good luck!|Lewis}}

{{Quote|I'm going to give you this advice because I like you and I want you to stay in Pelican Town. If there comes a day that you want to ask for someone's hand in marriage, you'll need to give them a '[[Mermaid's Pendant]]'. Don't worry, everyone in Pelican Town understands the significance of the amulet. It's an ancient tradition in this region. Good luck!|Lewis}}

To become engaged, the player must present a [[Mermaid's Pendant]] to their intended partner. They will need to buy it for {{Price|5000}} from the [[Old Mariner]], who can be found on rainy days at [[The Beach#Tide Pools|the tidal pools on the beach]] (which can only be reached either by repairing the bridge for 300 [[wood]] or by purchasing the [[Carpenter's Shop#Community Upgrade|second community upgrade]] from [[Robin]]). During [[Winter]], he will only appear if a [[Rain Totem]] is used. He will not sell the pendant unless the farmhouse has been upgraded at least once, the player is at 10 hearts with an eligible villager, and the player is not already married.

To become engaged, the player must present a [[Mermaid's Pendant]] to their intended partner. They will need to buy it for {{Price|5000}} from the [[Old Mariner]], who can be found on rainy days at [[The Beach#Tide Pools|the tidal pools on the beach]] (which can only be reached either by repairing the bridge for 300 [[wood]] or by purchasing the [[Carpenter's Shop#Community Upgrade|second community upgrade]] from [[Robin]]). During [[Winter]], he will only appear if a [[Rain Totem]] is used. He will not sell the pendant unless the farmhouse has been upgraded at least once, the player is at 10 hearts with an eligible villager, and the player is not already married.