Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner Disney/John Fleenor
Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist could have their households — and members of Bachelor Nation — by their aspect after they wed on Thursday, January 4.
Us Weekly can solely reveal Gerry and Theresa’s bridal events, together with Gerry’s greatest man — his son-in-law, Rob. His groomsman (and junior groomsman) are Theresa’s grandsons Dempsey, Leo, Brandon, Brody and Braxton and Theresa’s son-in-law, Matt, who’s married to her daughter, Jen.
Whereas her youngest grandson, 6-year-old Henry, would be the ring bearer, Theresa’s son, Tommy, will stroll her down the aisle.
Jen will function her mom’s maid of honor, and Gerry’s daughters, Angie and Jenny, and Theresa’s daughter-in-law, Amanda (Tommy’s spouse), are her bridesmaids. Gerry’s granddaughters Payton and Charlee spherical out Theresa’s bridal social gathering as junior bridesmaids.
Us may also affirm further Bachelor Nation attendees will embody Trista and Ryan Sutter, Jason and Molly Mesnick, Desiree and Chris Siegfried, Ben Higgins and Wells Adams.
Forward of The Golden Wedding ceremony, eight Bachelor Nation {couples} have tied the knot in a televised ceremony — with a 62.5 % success price. Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter have been the primary Bachelor Nation couple to trade vows in December 2003, with a reported 17 million viewers tuning in to observe the OG Bachelorette marry […]
“My daughter has been serving to me tremendously,” Theresa, 70, gushed to Us throughout a joint interview with Gerry, 72, earlier this month. “She put collectively the imaginative and prescient board, and it was all stunning. I like flowers, so essential, and I like music. … I believe simply actually to make this probably the most heat, fantastic family-oriented wedding ceremony, and to strive to not even suppose that there are cameras round. Attempt to make it an intimate second that we’re sharing with lots of people.”
Gerry added that it felt like a “pure development” to let ABC movie the marriage for The Golden Wedding ceremony dwell particular.
“We got here out of that realizing one another so nicely and have discovered a lot extra about one another with each passing day, and when the chance got here round that we may do that, it simply appeared like the fitting factor to do, the pure factor to do,” he stated. “And Theresa has stated this very nicely — we’ve impacted so many individuals with the present that we needed that to proceed by way of the remainder of our journey.”
Bachelor Nation watched Gerry get engaged to Theresa over Leslie Fhima in the course of the November 2023 finale of the primary season of The Golden Bachelor. Their costar Susan Noles, who was eradicated by Gerry throughout week 5, will officiate the nuptials.
“[I’m most looking forward to] strolling down that aisle to Gerry after which saying our vows in entrance of our complete households. I believe that’ll be the very best,” Theresa advised Us. “After which simply actually having enjoyable in the course of the reception.”
The Golden Bachelor airs dwell on ABC Thursday, January 4, at 8 p.m. ET.
