The Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner is letting his fiancée Theresa Nist and his future daughter-in-law take over planning their televised nuptials – dubbed The Golden Wedding – which airs this Thursday night on ABC.
‘It’s going to be spectacular!’ the 72-year-old groom told People on Tuesday.
‘I can just hear the joy in her voice when I talk to her and she’s talking about whether it’s a dress or a cake or flowers or whatever it is. It makes me so happy that she’s having this much of a good time with it. It’s like, what could be more fun?’
The 70-year-old bride called her daughter/maid of honor Jen Woolston – whose birthday is this Thursday – ‘a lifesaver’ who ‘put together the vision board’ and by mid-December there were ‘very few decisions left to be made.’
‘She fell in love with Gerry,’ Theresa gushed.
The Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner (L, pictured Sunday) is letting his fiancée Theresa Nist (R) and his future daughter-in-law take over planning their televised nuptials – dubbed The Golden Wedding – which airs this Thursday night on ABC
‘She just keeps feeding me [samples of] great things and I’m saying, “Yeah, that, that, that.” Seriously – I don’t know if there would be a wedding if she wasn’t involved.’
Nists’ sons will be Gerry’s best men, Henry (one of her six grandsons) will be the ring bearer, and her sisters will be the flower girls.
‘They’re older,’ the New Jersey-based financial services professional noted. ‘They should be thrilled with that.’
Turner added that his two daughters and two granddaughters will also be ‘involved’ in their special day.
‘There’s a spot for every family member in the wedding party,’ the former hot tub installer and maintenance man assured.
‘We wouldn’t have it any other way.’
Gerry eliminated 21 contestants and popped the question to Theresa with a $40K Neil Lane diamond sparkler sometime in mid-August, and the grieving widowers eventually plan on moving to Charleston, SC together.
Turner was originally described as a retired restaurateur, but he reportedly sold his only Mr. Quick hamburger drive-in franchise way back in 1985.
The 72-year-old groom told People on Tuesday: ‘I can just hear the joy in her voice when I talk to her and she’s talking about whether it’s a dress or a cake or flowers or whatever it is. It makes me so happy that she’s having this much of a good time with it. It’s like, what could be more fun?’
The 70-year-old bride called her daughter/maid of honor Jen Woolston (L, pictured September 2) – whose birthday is this Thursday – ‘a lifesaver’ who ‘put together the vision board’ and by mid-December there were ‘very few decisions left to be made’
![Theresa gushed: 'She fell in love with Gerry. She just keeps feeding me [samples of] great things and I'm saying, "Yeah, that, that, that." Seriously – I don't know if there would be a wedding if she wasn't involved' (pictured October 28)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/02/15/79537815-12919481-Theresa_gushed_She_fell_in_love_with_Gerry_She_just_keeps_feedin-a-8_1704210676185.jpg "Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner allows fiancée Theresa Nist and her daughter to take the reins in planning their televised wedding: 'Her involvement is crucial for our big day' 7")
Theresa gushed: ‘She fell in love with Gerry. She just keeps feeding me [samples of] great things and I’m saying, “Yeah, that, that, that.” Seriously – I don’t know if there would be a wedding if she wasn’t involved’ (pictured October 28)
Nists’ sons will be Gerry’s best men, Henry (one of her six grandsons, pictured in 2016) will be the ring bearer, and her sisters will be the flower girls
Turner added that his two daughters and two granddaughters will also be ‘involved’ in their special day: ‘There’s a spot for every family member in the wedding party!’ (pictured December 4)
The former hot tub installer and maintenance man eliminated 21 contestants and popped the question to Theresa with a $40K Neil Lane diamond sparkler sometime in mid-August, and the grieving widowers eventually plan on moving to Charleston, SC together
Gerry was originally described as a retired restaurateur, but he reportedly sold his only Mr. Quick hamburger drive-in franchise way back in 1985
On November 29, THR revealed Turner had a 10-month, live-in relationship with a woman between 2018-2029, but they split after he refused to bring her to his high school reunion because she ‘gained 10lbs’
The 28th season of The Bachelor – starring The Bachelorette runner-up Joey Graziadei – premieres January 22 on ABC
The 28-year-old tennis pro’s 32 potential brides-to-be – aged 23-31 – includes three nurses, a cybersecurity consultant, a mental health counselor, a vintage store owner, and a Miami Dolphins cheerleader (pictured last Friday)
On November 29, THR revealed the Indiana native had a 10-month, live-in relationship with a woman between 2018-2029, but they split after he refused to bring her to his high school reunion because she ‘gained 10lbs.’
Meanwhile, the 28th season of The Bachelor – starring The Bachelorette runner-up Joey Graziadei – premieres January 22 on ABC.
The 28-year-old tennis pro was born in Pennsylvania, but now lives in Hawaii.
Joey’s 32 potential brides-to-be – aged 23-31 – includes three nurses, a cybersecurity consultant, a mental health counselor, a vintage store owner, and a Miami Dolphins cheerleader.
Bachelor Nation fans are some of the most passionate and devoted, despite the horrible track record for couples remaining together on the various shows.
Out of the 27 prior seasons of The Bachelor, only three couples are still together – Sean & Catherine Lowe, Matt James & Rachael Kirkconnell, and Zach Shallcross & Kaity Biggar.
Out of 20 seasons of The Bachelorette, five couples remain together – most notably Ryan and Trista Sutter, who share three children.
Surprisingly, Bachelor in Paradise is the most successful franchise with 10 couples remaining together after nine seasons.
