h The Rivals
In Animal Parade there are eight rivals to go with eight marriage candidates you have available. Each pair has a set of two rival events that when seen, will trigger their marriage ceremony. If the rival couple gets married then you can not marry your half of the pair.
The couples are:
Calvin and Phoebe
Chase and Maya
Gill and Luna
Jin and Anissa
Julius and Candace
Luke and Selena
Owen and Kathy
Toby and Renee
The Witch, Wizard, Harvest Goddess, and Harvest King are not marriage rivals with each other. They will always be single.
The advantage of getting the other couples marries is that they have their own children. Each couple has a unique child that takes traits from both parents. When the children start to appear in Harmonica Town then you can sometimes find them at the school that is attached to the mayor's house.
Triggering Rival Marriage
The rival events will trigger as you increase your friendship with your rival. If you don't want to see the rival events then don't befriend the rival! It's very simple. Your rival will be the same gender as your chosen character's gender and the events are the same for both sides.
The first rival event will trigger once you have the rival at 4 hearts.
The second event will occur when the rival is at 5 hearts. The rival will stop by your house in the morning and ask if they should tell their potential spouse the feeling that he/she has for him/her.
The last rival event will be available when the rival is at 7 hearts.
The next day after you see the last rival event you will receive a wedding invitation in your mailbox. The letter will tell you the date their wedding will take place. The ceremony is typically 2 weeks from the date of the last rival event, and it takes place in the Celesta Church at 10:00 am.
The Rival Wedding
Rival wedding
On the day of the rival wedding, head to the church and walk inside after 10:00 am. You'll get to witness the wedding between the couple, which is over as quickly as it begins! When the ceremony is over you'll be left standing inside the church at the same time you entered the building.
After marriage, one of them will move in with the other:
Calvin and Phoebe - Calvin moves to the General Store
Chase and Maya - Maya moves to Chase's house
Gill and Luna - Luna moves to the Mayor's House
Jin and Anissa - Anissa moves to Choral Clinic
Julius and Candace - Candace moves to Julius' house in Flute Fields
Luke and Selena - Selena moves to Carpenter's
Owen and Kathy - Kathy moves to the Blacksmith
Toby and Renee - Toby moves to Horn Ranch
Calvin and Phoebe
4 Heart Event
Phoebe and Calvin's first rival event
Location: Garmon Upper Mine
Time: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Phoebe was taking a short nap when she awoke to Calvin sitting next to her. He thinks the mine is full of danger and a lady shouldn't be exploring on her own. This annoys Phoebe for a moment but Calvin didn't mean to upset her.
She explains that she doesn't have anything valuable on her anyway, and she doesn't even have any Rare Metal. Calvin asks if she'll be fine on her own, annoying her again, but she replies that she'll be fine. And with that, off she goes to explore the mine on her own.
7 Heart Event
Phoebe and Calvin's second rival event
Location: General Store
Time: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, not Thursday
Phoebe has just finished one of her inventions to show it off to Calvin, but something seems to have gotten wrong. She apologizes for her machine not working, and asks if he's disappointed. Calvin says he's not, since life is always exciting when she's around.
Calvin casually asks if she's interested in getting married. Phoebe says (vaguely) that she is interested, so Calvin asks for confirmation that she's interested in marriage specifically. Phoebe replies that she's interested in him. Calvin thinks that's the best kind of interest.
Chase and Maya
4 Heart Event
Maya and Chase first rival event
Location: Ocarina Inn
Time: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Maya is in the in and notices there is some cake sitting out on the counter. Without thinking about it, she gobbles up the dessert. When Chase arrives and wonders who ate his Chestnut Cake, Maya plays innocent until he mentions that he put rat poison in it.
Oh no! Maya starts to panic about the poison. Chase didn't really poison the cake; he was just trying to get her to admit that she was the one who ate it. Maya apologizes about the cake and runs off.
7 Heart Event
Maya and Chase second rival event
Location: Chase's house
Time: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Maya has come by to give Chase a shortcake that she baked. Chase doesn't understand why she keeps trying to cook. Maya insists that it's her best job and it is really delicious, although Chase has his doubts. Maya figures there isn't anyone in the world who wouldn't want cake! She takes her gift back anyway and guesses maybe he'll love her next gift.
Maya pulls out a Blue Feather and presents it to Chase. He still seems annoyed and asks if she is proposing. M