A Full Timeline of Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist’s Relationship—Including Their Wedding (and Sudden Divorce!)

Gerry Turner is a Golden Bachelor no longer! Our dude is now simply ~golden~ due to being married to Theresa Nist. And their relationship timeline is very much on the fast track, so it’s clearly time for a quick, well, timeline!

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August 9, 2023

Gerry starts filming The Golden Bachelor!

And of course, he meets Theresa on night one:

August 2023 Filming Kicks Off in Earnest

Gerry and Theresa go on their first date and definitely bond—especially after Gerry had a kinda scary driving experience getting there.

They then get to know each other throughout the rest of the month, although Gerry is obviously getting to know several other women at the same time. And then...

August 23, 2023 Hits...

And Theresa has her hometown date with Gerry, which is super successful:

According to Reality Steve, Gerry had hometown dates on August 19, 21, and 23, meaning he’d been on two others by the time he met Theresa’s family.

The Week of August 30, 2023

This is when Reality Steve reported that fantasy suite dates were taking place! And Theresa and Gerry fully leveled up their bond:

This is presumably also the week that Gerry proposed—meaning he and Theresa had been engaged since the beginning of September 2023 and secretly together for about three months up until this point!

September - November 2023

The Golden Bachelor airs, and Gerry and Theresa *do* meet a few times in secret. In fact, Gerry tells ABC (without naming names) that they spent time together in a Manhattan hotel suite:

November 30, 2023

Gerry and Theresa go public with their relationship when The Golden Bachelor airs its finale. Fans see Gerry’s proposal, where he says, “Theresa, I love you 1,000 percent. I’m not ever going to stop believing that every day, I choose you.”

Most importantly, these two reveal they are planning on getting married on air (!!) in a televised ceremony on...wait for it...January 4, 2024!

After host Jesse Palmer reveals that the show will be sending the duo on a trip to Italy for a romantic vacation, the Golden Bachelor excitedly responds by saying, “We can use that as our honeymoon trip because we are going to get married. We’re going to do it as quickly as we can because, at our age, we don’t have a lot of time to waste. As quickly as we can put together a wedding plan, we’re getting married.”

Well! Then!!!

December 4, 2023

Gerry and Theresa make their Instagram debut following the finale of The Golden Bachelor.

“FINALLY!!! Theresa and I can be out in public,” Gerry writes on Instagram alongside a photo of him and his fiancée smiling. “Not being able to post til now has been agonizing.”

December 11, 2023

These two attend a screening of The Golden Bachelor and a subsequent panel in New York City, and, yes, Theresa’s absolutely stunning vintage-inspired Neil Lane engagement ring is on full display.

During the moderated For Your Consideration panel, the couple speaks about their time on the dating series, and Theresa opens up about her experience watching the show back with her daughter, son-in-law, and three grandsons. (Btw, she also admits that after watching an episode once, she would then go on to rewatch it alone, and understandably, that’s when certain scenes would hurt.)

“Gerry and I were talking on the phone all the time, so he prepared me for things, but there’s some things he just couldn’t prepare me for. There’s some things I had to just...I cried over a few things,” she says.

But despite how “horrified” she was to relive the experience, she maintains that she was always rooting for Gerry to find love: “I really wanted Gerry to find the right person, and I only wanted it to be me if it was right for it to be me. I learned that I could do that and allow that process to happen, and I think that’s important too when going into a process like this. It’s difficult, but necessary.”

Gerry, for his part, explains, “At the end of the day, when you know you have to send some of those women home, it was just soul-crushing.” “You form good friendships, good relationships, good connections, and you work really hard to do it because you want to be open to every possibility that’s in front of you.”

December 31, 2023

Gerry and Theresa ring in the new year—just days ahead of their televised wedding!

January 4, 2024

Gerry and Theresa get married in front of a live TV audience! (All the deets right on over this way. 👀)

January 13, 2024

Theresa brings Gerry and his pup, Cody, to the Jersey Shore for some family time near the beach, according to these sweet pics posted on Instagram:

January 14, 2024

The pair also has a classic Jersey meal at a diner. “A diner date is part of our story…so, I had to bring Gerry to a New Jersey diner. (we are kinda famous for them here!),” Theresa writes before diving in on their *exact* orders. “Eggs, bacon and pancakes (for him), a spinach, feta cheese omelet and a fruit cup for me...so much fun meeting new and old friends!”

Theresa then shares a separate post about a stunning Italian meal she had with Gerry at Trama’s Trattoria. “Making up for the time we couldn’t be together in public by eating out as much as possible! just had an incredible meal at Trama’s, where the chef pampered us with delicious artichoke salad, burrata salad, 🤌🏻 haha (I am 100% Italian you know), fluke francese, rigatoni, and my favorite, and now Gerry’s favorite, tiramisu served affogato style. had such a wonderful date night with my husband! Trama’s may be the reason Gerry stays in New Jersey. thank you Trama’s!!” she gushes.

January 18, 2024

Theresa officially becomes a dog mom as she cozies up to Gerry’s goldendoodle, Cody. “Got married, got a dog! lucky me! Cody loves to be scratched under her neck, snuggle up on my couch, and sit on my lawn and watch the world go by. We bonded instantly!” Love this for you, T!

January 20, 2024

Gerry shares a cute ~selfie~ with Theresa on a rainy day:

January 22, 2024

Gerry and Theresa post adorable pics from a recent shopping trip, where Theresa shouts out the Golden Bach’s stylist, Cary Fetman.

January 28, 2024

Theresa reveals that she and Gerry are planning their honeymoon, which will be held in Italy (!!!). “Having so much fun planning and dreaming about our honeymoon in May to Italy…flying into Rome, spending a few days in Tuscany and then heading down to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast,” Theresa writes. “I’ve been to Italy twice, once when I was 18, and again to visit my daughter when she studied abroad there. I can’t wait to experience it with Gerry!”

February 4, 2024

Gerry makes a classic dad joke during another shopping trip with Theresa and of course, he shares the wealth on Insta. “Upon exit, the sales associate asked, ‘How did you make out in there?’ When I replied, ‘Were you watching?’ the whole store erupted in laughter,” he pens.

February 5, 2024

Like the rest of the world, Theresa and Gerry are tuned 👏 in 👏 to season 28 of The Bachelor. “Who’s ready for Joey tonight?” Theresa writes alongside a silly pic of Gerry holding her feet.

February 14, 2024

Valentine’s Day comes around, and Theresa shares a beautiful montage of footage from her and Gerry’s wedding:

March 25, 2024

The couple attends the season finale of Joey Graziadei’s Bachelor season and has an epic reunion with a buncha ladies from The Golden Bachelor (and even this season’s Bachelor contestants!).

April 1, 2024

According to reports from TMZ, Gerry and Theresa still don’t appear to be living together, and the inaugural Golden Bachelor is currently still residing at his lake house in Indiana, while his wife remains in her native New Jersey.

Per the outlet, “We’re told there are a few reasons why they haven’t taken the leap to live together just yet...and a lot of it has to do with the fact that moving is a complete and total hassle. For starters...we’re told they’ve each got their own established homes in their respective states and moving everything into one pad would be time-consuming.”

Additionally, Theresa is reportedly continuing to work as a senior compliance officer at a financial advisory office in New Jersey—a job she would likely have to give up should she make the decision to move.

TMZ also notes that a good “middle ground” for the two may be Charleston, South Carolina, “especially with Theresa’s son and grandchildren in that area. That said, they’re still undecided.”

April 6, 2024

Despite living apart, Gerry and Theresa make a red carpet appearance together at a Hulu and Disney+ event!

April 12, 2024

Gerry and Theresa announce they're getting divorced. “Theresa and I have had a number of heart-to-heart conversations," Gerry says on GMA. "We’ve looked closely at our situation, our living situation, so forth and—and we’ve kind of come to the conclusion mutually that it’s probably time for us to—dissolve our marriage."

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Aaaaand that’s pretty much all we know for now! But definitely make sure to check back here for any and all updates!

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