What are the Heart Crystals for in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Andrew Highton
heart crystal in animal crossing new horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons regularly has time-limited events for players to take part in and reap some rare rewards. Wedding Season is one of those special events and players can earn Heart Crystals during it. We’re here to explain what they are and how you can use them in the game.

Whilst regular gameplay in Animal Crossing: New Horizon can keep players entertained for hours, there are only so many Turnips or Iron Nuggets to satiate a player’s desire for fun. This is why Nintendo brings back events on a regular basis to change things up.

Animal Crossing’s Wedding Season is one such example and comes around every June, starting on June 1 and ending on June 30. As you can imagine, players can earn special wedding-themed items and goodies and the presence of Heart Crystals becomes a regular occurrence.

So let’s see what they’re all about.


wedding season picture in animal crossing new horizons
You should take advantage of the special event whilst you can.

What are Heart Crystals in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Heart Crystals are a currency that can only be earned during the game’s Wedding Season special event. These Heart Crystals can only be obtained from Reese, an NPC who rewards you with Heart Crystals in exchange for clicking anniversary pictures.

The lowest you can obtain is 5 at one time, whereas some quality photography can reward you with as many as 15!

What to do with Heart Crystals in Animal Crossing?

With your Heart Crystals safely ensconced in your inventory, you can do one of three things with them:

  • Use them to buy limited edition, wedding-themed items from Cyrus
  • give them to villagers for special, one-off dialog options, or sell them for 100 bells each.
  • You can store up to 30 at any one time and, again, they are only available during the Wedding Season event.

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About The Author

Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.