<P> Emma Pillsbury Schuester ( previously Pillsbury - Howell ) is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy - drama series Glee . Portrayed by actress Jayma Mays , Emma has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode , first broadcast on May 19 , 2009 . Emma was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy , Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan . She is a guidance counselor at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima , Ohio where the series is set . Emma suffers from obsessive - compulsive disorder and has romantic feelings for glee club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ) , but becomes engaged to football coach Ken Tanaka ( Patrick Gallagher ) as Will is married . Ken ultimately breaks up with her on their wedding day because of her feelings for Will , and when Will leaves his wife Terri ( Jessalyn Gilsig ) , he and Emma share a kiss . Their relationship is short - lived , and in the second season , Emma and her dentist boyfriend Carl Howell ( John Stamos ) marry in Las Vegas . The wedding is later annulled as it was unconsummated . At the beginning of the third season , she and Will are living together ; they become engaged shortly after New Years , and consummate their relationship near the end of the school year . Emma leaves Will at the altar midway through the fourth season , but the two later reconcile and marry in the season finale . She becomes pregnant during the middle of the fifth season . </P>
when do mr schuester and emma get together
At the beginning of the third season