Horrific events brought them together . He was the first person to undergo a full face transplant in the United States after an electrical accident left him without a nose , eyes or lips . She suffered burns on more than 70 % of her body after a car crash . After meeting in a hospital support group for burn victims , Dallas Wiens and Jamie Nash got married on Saturday , CNN affiliate WFAA reported . `` I am Dallas ' eyes while he has my heart , '' Nash said in a recent online post about their relationship . Wiens , 27 , was injured in 2008 when he was volunteering at his church and his head got too close to a high-voltage power line . He lost almost his entire face from the burns . In 2011 , doctors at Boston 's Brigham and Women 's Hospital gave him a new one . In a 15-hour procedure , doctors used donated tissue to give Wiens a donor forehead , nasal structure , nose , lips and facial skin . They also transplanted underlying muscles and nerves that will allow Wiens to have sensation and movement in his face . The historic surgery marked a dramatic recovery for a man that had been kept in a medically induced coma for 90 days . Some people had n't expected him to make it out of intensive care . Nash endured a similar struggle . She was texting while driving when her car crashed in 2010 . Flames burned her arms to the bone and severed her Achilles tendon . Doctors kept her in an induced coma for 10 weeks . She underwent more than two dozen surgeries . Now , Nash has created a nonprofit , the Jamie Nash TXT L8R Foundation , to tell her story and warn people against texting while driving . On the foundation 's website , she described her growing romance with Wiens . `` I would truly feel lost without him by my side , '' she wrote last year . `` Our love is deep and strong , and together we will achieve greatness . '' According to WFAA , they plan to share their wedding footage in a reality show about people who survive tragedies and go on to help others .
Dallas Wiens and Wiens , both severe burn victims , marry . Jamie Nash was the first person to undergo a full face transplant in Dallas . Nash suffered burns on more than 70 % of her body after a car crash . `` I am the United States ' eyes while he has my heart , '' she says .