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America\u2019s golden couple said \u201cI do\u201d on Thursday, January 4! Gerry Turner<\/strong><\/a> and Theresa Nist<\/strong><\/a> exchanged vows in front of family, fellow Golden Bachelor<\/em><\/a> castmates and thousands of ABC viewers during their televised wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n Theresa, 70, looked absolutely beautiful for the big day, wearing a form fitting white lace gown and veil. Gerry, 72, was also handsome in his tuxedo.<\/p>\n Gerry\u2019s daughters, Angie<\/strong> and Jenny<\/strong>, made speeches before Theresa\u2019s daughter, Jen<\/strong>, took to the microphone to state how happy she was for the couple.<\/p>\n Following the speeches, Gerry and Theresa emotionally exchanged vows before they both said \u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n Theresa went first, recalling feeling like she \u201chad known [Gerry] all [her] life\u201d the first moment they met. Meanwhile, Gerry praised Theresa for being a \u201cstrong and independent person\u201d and for making him a better person.<\/p>\n The pair\u2019s union was made official by Susan Noles<\/strong>, a contestant on The Golden Bachelor<\/em> who was chosen to officiate the ceremony. Susan, 66, was a fan-favorite on the show and stayed close with Gerry and Theresa after being eliminated ahead of hometown dates.<\/p>\n Gerry proposed to Theresa during The Golden Bachelor<\/em> finale, which aired on November 30, 2023. Once the couple was able to go public with their relationship<\/a>, they announced their wedding date and explained why they were wasting no time tying the knot.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re old!\u201d Gerry pointed out during an interview in December 2023. \u201cThink about it this way \u2026 you can wait a year in your 20s because that might be 3 percent of your remaining life. When you\u2019re in your 70s, a year could be 10 percent or 20 percent of the time you have left. We didn\u2019t want to put off what we really felt was right. When the obstacle of geography was overcome, which was something that I thought would hold us back with timing, we really didn\u2019t have any problems.\u201d<\/p>\n With Gerry living in Indiana and Theresa hailing from New Jersey, the lovebirds initially had plans to move to South Carolina<\/a> after their nuptials. However, the former restaurateur said he\u2019s recently come around to the idea of living in Theresa\u2019s home state after spending some time there with her. \u201cI really like that area,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n