'It was providence. We are soulmates': Newlyweds who both suffered horrific burns say they wouldn't change a thing because their injuries brought them together



Dallas Wiens, 27, received a full face transplant after a horrific incident involving a high-voltage power line

Jamie Nash, 29, received severe burns to her hands, back and legs in a car crash

They met in a support group for burn victims and Nash said she was immediately drawn to Wiens

The pair fell in love and got married in March



Nash says she wants their story to give hope to others



Dallas Wiens and Jamie Nash both suffered horrific and unimaginable injuries that would change their lives forever - because it brought the self-confessed soulmates together.



The couple, from Texas, got married recently in an emotional ceremony at the very same church where Dallas suffered a freak accident that almost killed him.



He said: 'It's where I was injured, it's where I was reborn . It's where the greatest part of my life will begin. We're going back to start over.'

The 28-year-old was severely injured in a bizarre construction accident in 2008 when he came into contact with a high-voltage power line.



His entire face was burned off and he later became the first full face transplant patient in the U.S., receiving a new nose, lips, skin, muscle and nerves from an anonymous donor.



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Soul mates: Dallas Wiens on his wedding day with Jamie earlier this year. They married at the church where he had his accident

Support: The couple, who married at the church where Dallas Wiens had his accident, have helped each other through their surgeries

Jamie Nash, of Garland, nearly died in a car crash in Ennis in 2010. Her car erupted in flames, and she was trapped. She was severely burned on her hands, back and legs. She still cannot lift her arms the whole way or have full use her hands.

Despite these injuries - and because of them - the couple were able to find each other.



'It was providence. She is my beloved, my soul mate,' Dallas told People magazine.



The couple met when Dallas spoke to a group of burn patients at Parkland Hospital. Jamie said that as soon as he walked in she was intrigued.

'The way he sauntered in. I'm looking at my scars thinking, "I don't know if I could deal with something happening my face",' she told People magazine.



His facial features were burned away and he was left blind after his head touched a high-voltage power line while painting the Ridglea Baptist Church in November 2008.

First dance: Wiens, who became the first in the nation to receive a full face transplant recipient after a 2008 power line accident, says Nash is his soulmate

She reached out to him soon after and though Dallas had sworn off love, he responded to her text. Two weeks later they went out to dinner at Applebees. After that, the pair became inseparable.

Jamie told People: 'His heart really shone through. First I fell in love with him emotionally and then physically. I always thought he was handsome.'

She was self-conscious about her scars and worried about what Dallas would think. But because he lost his sight in the accident, it made things a little easier.

But he thought she was beautiful and reassured her about her burns - so much so that on their wedding day on March 31, she wore an off the shoulder dress with a plunging back line which showed off her scars.

'I'm not ashamed of them, they are part of me,' she told People. 'He makes me feel like I am the most beautiful person in the world, I just love him so much.

'After I have a surgery and I'm in so much pain the depression sets in. He holds me and lets me cry and then he says something to make me laugh.'

Dallas told People he wouldn't take back his old face if he could. ' It was worthless, my life was empty. Now I'm happy. I'm satisfied.



'I've got Jamie. I'm grateful, everything I have been through has made me into the man I am today.'

The couple met in a support group for burn victims and started dating shortly after, they soon became inseparable

On their wedding day, Wiens was walked down the aisle with his grandfather, Del Peterson of Fort Worth.



A retired banker, Peterson accompanied Dallas through much of his recovery, including multiple flights to Boston.



‘He’s marrying someone who can share about their pain that they’ve gone through, and their recoveries,’ said Sue Peterson, Del’s wife. Until recently, Wiens lived with the Petersons.



‘They have fantastic attitudes about why they’re where they are.’



Escorted by her father, Nash wore a chiffon gown with a pink-lace bodice, off-shoulder sleeves and a plunging back that revealed the scars from her accident.



‘Things happened that I didn’t think ever could be possible for me, and you made them possible,’ Nash said. ‘You gave me hope, and you gave me tender love that I will always treasure.’



The wedding was followed by a reception at the Flying Saucer in downtown Fort Worth, where the couple made their entrance to Bruno Mars’ hit Just the Way You Are.

Dallas said he wouldn't take back his old face if he could: 'It was worthless, my life was empty. Now I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I've got Jamie. I'm grateful, everything I have been through has made me into the man I am today'



Before: Mr Wiens is seen with his daughter Scarlett before his face was burned off in 2008 when his head touched a high-voltage power line while he was standing in an elevated cherry picker

Happy endings: Wiens pictured with his daughter Scarlett before his horrific accident in 2008, and right his bride shows off her ring

