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Boston Marathon survivor marries nurse who brought him back to health

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

LEFT: James Costello in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing. RIGHT: Costello marrying the nurse who cared for him, Krista Costello née Krista D'Agostino.

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Boston Marathon survivor marries nurse who brought him back to healthLEFT: James Costello in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing. RIGHT: Costello marrying the nurse who cared for him, Krista Costello née Krista D'Agostino.

The Daily Free Press and Kenshin Okubo / AP / Prudente Photography

James Costello was supporting a friend who was running the 2013 Boston Marathon. Suddenly as two bombs exploded near the finish line, Costello was seen limping away, injured by shrapnel and severe burns.

Costello was uncertain that he would live, requiring multiple surgeries and skin grafts, starting his recovery at Massachusetts General Hospital and then later being transferred to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. But at Spaulding, Costello met Krista D'Agostino, who was temporarily assigned to the hospital as a traveling nurse.

James and Krista at their wedding ceremony.

Through tough circumstances and a hard recovery, Costello and his caretaker D'Agostino fell in love, tying the knot on Saturday, August 23rd at the Hyatt Regency Boston. You can see images of James and Krista Costello's happy wedding in the gallery above, courtesy of Prudente Photgraphy.