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They married over the weekend in their native Hawaii during a small and intimate ceremony.
And Bethany Hamilton, the surfer who lost her left arm in a tiger shark attack, and new husband, Christian youth minister fiance Adam Dirks, are clearly basking in wedded bliss.
The 23-year-old pro-surfer was seen being lifted in the air by her new hubby as they frolicked in the ocean in their native Kauai, Hawaii on Tuesday.
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| On a marriage high! Pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton is lifted into the air by her new husband Adam Dirks as they frolic in the ocean in Kauai, Hawaii just days after their wedding |
Grinning from ear-to-ear, Bethany had that just married glow as she relished in time with her new life partner.
The inspirational blonde beauty displayed her fit figure in a mismatched two-piece, including a black and white striped bikini top with bow detail and a pair of pink and white bottoms.
Meanwhile, her new beau showed off his muscular torso in grey swimming shorts.
Bethany had slipped on a floaty white dress over her bikini and a floppy hat on her head.
The couple are spending some time in Hawaii before they jet out for their official honeymoon.
Just a few days ago they tied the knot on the very same island.
Bethany confirmed her happy wedding news via Twitter saying, 'Today was the most beautiful, wonderful day of my life! God is more than good. Excited to live life with my husband Adam Dirks.'
Glowing: Grinning from ear-to-ear, Bethany had that just married glow
The couple met on the beach in the spring of 2012 and their engagement was announced in April.
The newlyweds will soon take-off for their non-tropical honeymoon and Hamilton told Us Weekly, 'We're gonna get a cabin, it's going to be cute.'
In July, the surfer, who lost her left arm in a shark attack at the age of 13, opened up about her upcoming nuptials to Dirks.
She told InTouch that she thought it would be 'hard' to meet someone, because she was 'different' after the incident that saw her lose her arm, as well as 60 percent of the blood in her body.
Easy breezy: The inspiration blonde beauty had slipped on a floaty white dress over her bikini
'To say I was completely comfortable looking at myself in the mirror and seeing one arm would be a lie,' she confessed. 'I just had to trust in God and know that he had someone special for me.'
That special someone came in the form of Christian youth minister Dirks, whom she met on a blind date that was set up by friends.
For their first date, 'we jumped off a cliff,' recounted the Kauai, Hawaii native.
'You could say it was love at first cliff jump,' she added.
High five to that! The couple married over the weekend in their native Hawaii during a small and intimate ceremony
Bethany has previously written on her blog that her fiance is 'genuine, kind, fun, adventurous, easy going, friendly to all, passionate for Christ and just a great guy over all!'
Eleven months after their first date, Dirks proposed, getting down on one knee while they were at her favorite beach.
'I cried tears of joy,' she told InTouch magazine.
Bethany's story became an inspiration to many after she wrote about it in the book Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.
Originally from Hillsboro, Kansas, Dirks now works for the Christian non-profit Young Life in Hawaii.
He posted to Hamilton's blog about the engagement and called their relationship 'an amazing and blessed adventure.'
Destined to be together: Bethany and her new husband met on a blind date
The two share a love of outdoor activities and are often seen hiking and swimming and, like Bethany, Dirks is also very religious.
Bethany lost her arm surfing off the coast of Kauai when she was attacked by a shark at the age of thirteen in 2003.
She did not let the incident impact her dreams of surfing, however, and she began competing professionally in 2007.
She cites her faith as one of her biggest inspirations to pursuing her surfing career.
Her autobiography was made into a movie with Dennis Quaid and Carrie Underwood in 2011. Anna Sophia Robb, currently on 'The Carrie Diaries, portrayed Bethany.
She currently is on tour with the Association of Surfing Professionals, and in 2010 she was the twentieth ranked woman among surfers.
The bride-to-be is also a motivational speaker, and she tours the country telling her inspiring story.
Inspirational: Bethany lost her arm surfing off the coast of Kauai when she was attacked by a shark at the age of thirteen in 2003, but she did not let the incident impact her dreams of surfing
Source: Daily Mail
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