Virginia ? As his bride-to-be’s house went up in flames hours before their wedding, Rocky Nelson got his priorities in order.

Rescue his mother from the blaze. And rescue his tuxedo.

Lisa Nelson laughed while recalling the image of her fiance, standing barefoot in the street in his boxers and clutching the tux like it was his baby.

“He is the bravest man I’ve ever seen in my life,” she said.

Fortunately, she had left her wedding gown at the church.

The couple, who’ve been together five years, married Saturday at the Church of God of Prophecy in Ridgeway, 12 hours after the fire.

Although some might have considered the blaze a bad omen, the fire “was our sign to go through with it,” Nelson said.

Officials were trying Monday to determine the cause of the fire.