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This Groom-to-be Proposed During Their Engagement Photo Shoot

Victoria Stiles and Jackson Nisewaner are set to wed in July 2015.

Written by Caroline Cunningham
| Published on May 14, 2015
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All photographs by Genevieve Leiper Photography.

Business was booming with her wedding and event hair and makeup company when Victoria Stiles realized she needed to make a change. She’d been working long hours and investing in her brand, but she hadn’t been devoting time to her health. Realizing that she needed to refocus on taking care of her body, she began to eat better and to train hard. She’d lost 100 pounds when she went to meet friends at a restaurant. It was there that Jackson Nisewaner spotted Victoria, and he knew he wanted to get to know the gorgeous blonde. He asked Victoria’s best friend if he could join them for brunch the next day, and it was there that he finally had the chance to introduce himself.

When Victoria found out that the handsome, but goofy, stranger was a personal trainer, she was immediately intrigued. They went for a first date at the gym, where their romance blossomed over deadlifts and squats. The pair had dated for two years without much talk of the future when they decided to get married in the summer of 2015. They planned an engagement photo shoot with Genevieve Leiper Photography, and while they were taking photos around Leesburg, Jackson got down on one knee to formally propose with a beautiful vintage diamond ring.

Victoria wore a whimsical flower crown created by Morgan Walker of Petals & Hedges, and she and Jackson snapped pictures at their favorite Leesburg coffee shop, while riding a tandem bike, and outside of Victoria’s A Little Wedding Studio. They are set to wed at Patowmack Farm in July 2015.

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Caroline Cunningham joined Washingtonian in 2014 after moving to the DC area from Cincinnati, where she interned and freelanced for Cincinnati Magazine and worked in content marketing. She currently resides in College Park.

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