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CEREMONY By PATRICK GOMEZ
70 December 26, 2016 PEOPLE
Celebrity chef and
events planner
Joey Santos chose
a palette of ivory,
pink and green:
"colors Janice
has in her home."
Above: her
Harry Winston
engagement ring
and the couple's
custom-designed
wedding bands.
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anice Dickinson spent decades
searchingfor her true love. "Ifs
taken me halfa centuryto find a
soulmate. Mystarswere aligned
the day Rocky and I met," the
model, 61, says ofmeeting herfuture third
husband, Robert "Rocky'' Gerner, 70, on a
blinddatein2012. ''He'sthebestandbright-
estman I've evermet." Less than ayearlat-
er, Gerner proposed. "I knew I wanted to
marry Janice two weeks afterwe met," he
says. The couple exchangedvowsinthegar-
denofafriend's BeverlyHills estate onDec.
10. "Our wedding was just stating what is
alreadythe reality;' says the groom. "We're
goingtobetogetherfor the restofourlives."
The couple started planning their
nuptials only two months ago after each
survived a health scare. (Dickinson, who
publiclyaccused Bill Cosbyofsexual mis-
conduct-whichhe's denied-in 2014,bat-
tledbreast cancerearlierthisyear; Gerner
suffered a collapsed lung after falling off
the roofoftheirhome in October.) "Janice
loves gardening, so I envisioned ourwed-
ding outside," says Gerner. The afternoon
ceremonywasfollowedbyhightea, during
which Dickinson, an agent.com spokes-
woman, says she "floated around like a
butterfly" in a Jane Booke gown. Among
the approximately 100 guests were pals
Emma Roberts and model BeverlyJohn-
son. "It was all about great food and great
music," says Dickinson."And, ofcourse, all
the love in the universe." •
