The Golden Bachelorette couple Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple got engaged at the end of their season, and their potential 2025 wedding should be televised, highlighting their Bachelor Nation guests, including former Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, who might turn up on their guest list. Joan first appeared on Gerry’s Golden Bachelor season, but she had to leave the show early due to a family emergency. She was happy to then accept the role of the Golden Bachelorette for another chance to find the second great love of her life after losing her husband of 32 years, John, to pancreatic cancer in 2021.
Before The Golden Bachelorette season 1, Joan said that she wouldn’t jump into marriage if she got engaged because she wanted to get to know her partner in the real world after the show. Joan seems to be sticking to that plan because Chock has revealed that they might get married either at the end of 2025 or in 2026, which would be more than a year after their engagement in July 2024. Joan has also said that she’s not ready to plan her wedding just yet because she’s enjoying her life with Chock as it is. Unlike Gerry and Theresa Nist, Joan and Chock aren’t rushing down the aisle, but, when they do, they should have a televised Golden Wedding.
Joan & Chock’s Relationship Was A Huge Part Of Bachelor Nation
Fans Want To See Them Walk Down The Aisle
After Gerry and Theresa’s divorce just three months after the Golden Wedding, some fans were skeptical about The Golden Bachelorette. They thought that the concept of two older people blending their lives together couldn’t actually work, but Joan and Chock have proven everyone wrong by doing things differently. They’ve become one of Bachelor Nation’s strongest couples, and also one of the most beloved.
Although Joan and Chock didn’t get married quickly, when they do finally tie the knot, Joan has said that she feels that she owes the Golden Bachelorette fans an ending to their fairy tale romance. Therefore, she’s willing to have a televised wedding. It’s always exciting and satisfying when a Bachelor Nation couple actually does become husband and wife after getting engaged on the show, so, hopefully, Joan and Chock will agree to get married on TV when the time comes. Joan’s right that fans would love to see her and Chock exchange vows and express their love for each other publicly.
Joan & Chock Will Likely Invite Other Bachelor Alums
Joan & Chock Are Friends With Many Bachelor Nation Members
Joan and Chock have kept in touch with many of their fellow Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette contestants, and they’ve even revealed that they’ve played matchmaker for some of them. They’ll surely invite all of their Golden friends to their wedding, including Nancy Hulkower, who’s Joan’s close friend and advised her during her season. In a February 2025 Instagram post, Joan revealed that they had a reunion in Pebble Beach, California, which included The Golden Bachelor’s Kathy Swarts and Sandra Mason, and The Golden Bachelorette’s Guy Gansert, Gary Levingston, Charles King, and Keith Gordon. They were also joined by The Bachelor season 4 star Bob Guiney from the Almost Famous podcast.
It’s also possible that people from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette will be invited to the next Golden Wedding too, including Bachelor couple Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson and Bachelorette couple Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko, with whom Joan and Chock have become friends. They even went on a double date with Charity and Dotun in New York City. The first Golden Wedding was an incredible event that brought together so many fan favorites from the Bachelor franchise.
Why Gerry Turner Might Make The Guest List
Joan & Gerry Are Still Good Friends
One Bachelor Nation alum who might get an invitation to Joan and Chock’s wedding is Gerry. When Joan was a contestant on Gerry’s Golden Bachelor season, they formed a strong connection, but she had to leave early to attend to a family emergency. However, the two have remained friends, and he even made an appearance on The Golden Bachelorette to give her advice about her journey. Joan has revealed that she and Gerry still text each other, so it would actually be more surprising if he wasn’t invited to the wedding, even though he’s technically one of her exes.
Although it ended in divorce, Gerry and Theresa’s televised Golden Wedding was like a Bachelor Nation reunion. It was so much fun to see so many franchise alums all dressed up and enjoying the event together. Bachelor Nation members Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell even got engaged on the gold carpet before the festivities began. It was truly a beautiful night that brought together so many beloved favorites. Joan and Chock should definitely have a televised wedding that celebrates the love that they found during The Golden Bachelorette.
