Are Gerry & Theresa Still Married After The Golden Wedding? What Happened After ‘I Do’
It’s the wedding of the year. Ever since they married in front of millions of viewers across the country, Bachelor Nation fans have wanted to know whether Gerry and Theresa are still married from The Golden Bachelor and where they are now after their Golden Wedding special.
Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old retired Restaurant Owner from Hudson, Indiana, and Theresa Nist, a 70-year-old Financial Services Professional from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, met on Season 1 of The Golden Bachelor in 2023. They got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony after Gerry gave his Final Rose to Theresa and proposed to her.
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In an inteview with People in January 2024 ahead of their wedding, Gerry and Theresa opened up what it was like to have their dream wedding in their ’70s. “See, you’ve got to remember, Theresa didn’t get — her first time around, she didn’t have much time to plan and really, I didn’t either,” Gerry said, referring to Theersa’s first marriage to her childhood sweetheart Billy, who was drafted during the Vietnam War while she was in her first year of college.
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Gerry also had a similar experience when it came to his low-key wedding when he married his first wife, Toni. “We didn’t have a whole lot of time and [we were] pretty broke, both of us,” he said. “So this is kind of big. We want to make it so we don’t miss any of the moments.”
Gerry and Theresa also explained why they wanted to marry so soon after their engagement. “??When you’re in your 20s and you put something off for a year, it’s a very small percentage of your life,” Gerry said. “In your 70s, the clock ticks faster. And I’m 100% certain I found the right girl for me. So it’s like, why not?” Theresa added, “I met the man of my dreams. It wasn’t our original timeline, but to be presented with the wedding of our dreams? Spectacular, incredible, wow!”
Though they were happy with marrying just a month after The Golden Bachelor Season 1 finale, Gerry admitted that he did have some reservations about the fast timeline. “Since she’d sort of gotten the hurry-up job the first time, I wanted her to be able to savor all of the anticipation and the joy and the planning and everything That was my only question is, ‘Are you OK with the timeline? Do you feel like you get cheated a little bit in it?’ And it doesn’t sound like she’s getting cheated,” he said.
So where are Gerry and Theresa now. Are Gerry and Theresa still married after The Golden Wedding? Read on for the first Golden couple’s relationship timeline and whether Gerry and Theresa are still married following The Golden Bachelor‘s wedding special.
Are Gerry and Theresa still married after The Golden Wedding?
Are Gerry and Theresa still married after The Golden Wedding? The answer is yes. Gerry and Theresa married live in a televised Golden Bachelor wedding special on January 4, 2024, and are still together.
In an interview with People four days before the Golden Wedding, Gerry and Theresa explained that they wanted their wedding, which was held at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California, to be “very elegant but not stuffy.” Theresa chose “all pale colors of pinks and peaches”—as well as some gold flowers as accents, of course—to achieve a “very light and airy look.”
The wedding is officiated by Susan Noles, who was sent home in Week 5 on The Golden Bachelor, and features a four-piece strong orchestra played selections picked by Theresa. “I actually listened to 138 different pieces [to decide on] the ones that I like,” she said. “And I said, ‘Wow, I learned a lot about classical music.’ It was really the music and the flowers that were the most important elements, and family.”
Gerry and Theresa also wrote handwritten vows for the wedding. “That’s very personal for me,” Gerry said. Theresa added, “We just hope that we say the vows correctly!”
Gerry continued, “Theresa will not have even made it to the platform where we’re going to exchange our vows, and that moment I see her walking down the aisle is going to get me. I know it is because when I gave both of my daughters away at their weddings, I cried like a baby getting them down the aisle. And I know it’ll be the same.”
Though a lot of their wedding was planned ahead of time, Gerry and Theresa also told People that they wanted some of their ceremony to remain a surprise, even to them. “Both of us are looking forward to some of the element of surprise,” he said. “If we get too involved and overplan, I don’t think there’ll be as much joy for us. We trust our children and their good judgment and the things that they’ve done in the past that reinforce their humor, their judgment, their sensitivity to our situation. To me, they have free rein. I’m really looking forward to when we see things unfold. I think that’ll be the greatest fun.”
For more on Gerry and Theresa’s marriage, read on for a timeline of their relationship.
August 3, 2023: Gerry and Theresa meet
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist met on August 3, 2023, which was when filming started on The Golden Bachelor Season 1. Gerry and Theresa met after Theresa’s limo entrance at the Bachelor Mansion. “I have a birthday tonight, so I thought, ‘Why not come in my birthday suit?’” she told Gerry. Theresa then undid her robe to which Gerry responded, “Oh my goodness.” She revealed she had a nude slip underneath. Theresa then said goodbye to Gerry with a quick kiss on the lips.
August 23, 2023: Gerry and Theresa’s Hometown Date
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist filmed Theresa’s Hometown Date on The Golden Bachelor on August 23, 2023. Their Hometown Date was in Theresa’s hometown of Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
September 2023: Gerry and Theresa get engaged
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist got engaged at the Final Rose Ceremony in The Golden Bachelor Season 1 finale, which filmed around early September 2023. Gerry gave his final rose to Theresa and proposed to her, which she accepted.
November 30, 2023: Gerry and Theresa reunite at the “After the Final Rose”
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist confirmed they were still together at The Golden Bachelor Season 1 “After the Final Rose” special on November 30, 2023. They also revealed that they were marrying in a live televised wedding special titled The Golden Wedding in a month.
January 4, 2024: Gerry and Theresa marry on The Golden Wedding
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist married on The Golden Bachelor’s wedding special, The Golden Wedding, on January 4, 2024. The wedding was held at the La Quinta Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, California, where past seasons of The Bachelorette were filmed. Susan Noles, a contestant on The Golden Bachelor Season 1 who was sent home in Week 5, was the officiant for the wedding.
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