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James, Photo by Sean Costello, 1999

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Monsterjunkies finds a home with Red Anvil Comics

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Boston Marathon Survivor Marries Nurse He Met At The Hospital

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Bliss after tragedy: Boston Marathon bombing victim marries his nurse

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Bliss after tragedy: Boston Marathon bombing victim marries his nurse

A Massachusetts man badly injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing married his nurse in a weekend wedding, according to the hotel where the ceremony was held. James Costello met Krista D’Agostino while he was undergoing treatment at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, according to the statement issued on Wednesday by the Hyatt Regency Boston. Costello suffered serious burns and shrapnel injuries in the blast and underwent multiple surgeries at Massachusetts General Hospital, it said. A resident of Malden, Mass., Costello was at the 2013 marathon to support a friend in the race; D'Agostino was working at Spaulding when Costello arrived from the scene of the incident, in which three people were killed and more than 260 injured when two homemade bombs exploded near the race's finish line on April 15, 2013.

One thing that she hates that I always say is I’m actually glad I got blown up. I wish everyone else didn’t have to, but I don’t think I would have ever met her if I didn’t, so I’m pretty happy.

James Costello said on NBC's "Today" show in December

The couple exchanged vows on Saturday on an outdoor terrace overlooking the city in a Nantucket-themed wedding, and the two performed a rumba for their ceremonial first dance, the hotel said. They were headed to a honeymoon in Hawaii, the hotel said, adding that much of the wedding was donated, including use of the Hyatt facilities, the wedding dress and men's attire.

There is no more deserving couple.

Philip Stamm, general manager of the Hyatt Regency Boston

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“April 15 was one of the worst days of my life. I soon wondered why and for what reason this has happened. I now realize why I was involved in the tragedy. It was to meet my best friend, and the love of my life.”

- James Costello

It all started from a horrific incident and ended up in a happy ever after. This is the heart-warming story of a nurse whose patient suffered serious injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260 including the latter.

Sixteen months after the attack, James Costello tied the knot with Krista D’Agostino, one of his nurses at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, on Saturday. The happily married couple exchanged vows on the said date at the Hyatt Regency Boston in front of about 160 guests.

Famous photograph of James Costello taken after being injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Costello’s viral photograph, taken right after the hilarious incident, with his ripped off clothes and visible wounds became one of the most remembered images of the 2013 attack. His injuries and serious burns, which required pig skin grafts on his right arm and right leg, made him stay at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where he met D’Agostino.

Costello and D’Agostino became close as the former struggled through months of surgery and painful rehabilitation. The nurse, and now his wife, cared for him through grueling skin graft operations and exhaustive physical therapy.

The 31-year-old Costello proposed to D’Agostino, also 31, eight months after meeting her at the said institution, where he was transferred after undergoing multiple surgeries at Massachusetts General Hospital following the attack.

According to Costello, he was glad he got blown up because the resulting agony led him to meeting the love of his life, whom he also considers as his best friend.

“One thing that she hates that I always say is I’m actually glad I got blown up,” Costello said on the “Today” show in December. “I wish everyone else didn’t have to, but I don’t think I would have ever met her if I didn’t.”

Local businesses donated services including table settings and menu cards for the wedding reception.

Meanwhile, the couple’s wedding planner, Rachael Gross, said she and the other vendors involved in the wedding donated their services.

“They are the most gracious, generous, kind, … loving couple,” Gross said. “They believe that they were meant to meet.”

The wedding ceremony was held outdoors on the hotel’s third-floor terrace, with blue and white hydrangeas all around. The reception was held in the hotel’s grand ballroom.

“It was more like a classic Nantucket style, but without a literal nautical theme,” Gross said.

According to a press release, the Allure Couture gown worn by the bride will be donated in turn to the Semper Fi Foundation, a group that supports injured post-9/11 members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

The couple continued their celebrations on Tuesday when they headed out to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

The nuptials come a few months after another Boston bombing survivor – Costello’s friend Marc Fucarile who lost his right leg – wed his high school sweetheart, and achieved his goal of walking down the aisle.

Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Marries Nurse Who Helped Him Heal "April 15 was one of the worst days of my life. I soon wondered why and for what reason this has happened.