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Pledging their love during the live ‘Golden Wedding,’ Theresa Nist and Gerry Turner are married

[This article contains spoilers for ABC’s “The Golden Wedding,” which was broadcast live Thursday.] LOS ANGELES — The first major TV event of 2024 revolves around the live televised wedding of the “royal couple.” In this case, it’s not members of British royalty who are in the spotlight. The stars are reality TV royalty — Gerry Turner, aka “The Golden Bachelor,” who married financial services ...
Gerry Turner, left, proposes to Theresa Nist in the finale of “The Golden Bachelor.”

[This article contains spoilers for ABC’s “The Golden Wedding,” which was broadcast live Thursday.]

LOS ANGELES — The first major TV event of 2024 revolves around the live televised wedding of the “royal couple.”

In this case, it’s not members of British royalty who are in the spotlight. The stars are reality TV royalty — Gerry Turner, aka “The Golden Bachelor,” who married financial services professional Theresa Nist during a two-hour special Thursday. The ceremony was broadcast live Thursday on the East Coast and aired two hours later on the West Coast. It is now available to stream on Hulu.

The network pulled out all the stops for the live ceremony, which took place at the lavish La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs. The nuptials were the culmination of a hugely successful season for the popular “The Bachelor” franchise, as the spinoff centered on Turner, a 72-year-old widower, looking for a new life partner.

Turner proposed to Nist in the finale, selecting her over 21 other contestants who competed for his affections. One of the contestants, Susan Noles, officiated over the ceremony, and another, Kathy Swarts, interviewed arrivals on the “gold carpet.” Almost half of the other women who were featured on the show were in attendance.

Among them was Leslie Fhima, one

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