The rock guitarist, 37, wed her manager Josh Villalta on May 4 at The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles, surrounded by 120 guests including Alice Cooper, retired WWE star Mick Foley, Demi Lovato and Jutes, and David Draiman of the band Disturbed.
Strauss — who describes the couple's nuptials as "our dark, romantic, heavy metal dream wedding" — tells PEOPLE they chose the location not only for its aesthetic but for its logistical convenience.
"We wanted someplace that was easy to get to for as many of our friends and loved ones as possible," she says. "Los Angeles is my home, Josh’s second home, and where we met and fell in love, so it felt natural to tie the knot there."
When they dug into the planning, however, they realized they had differing visions for the scale of the wedding. "I wanted simple and intimate — just us and our close loved ones — and he is more of a social butterfly and wanted to celebrate with all of his friends as well as our families," she explains. "We wound up somewhere in the middle."
On July 2023Alice Cooper guitarist and solo artist Nita Strauss just got engaged. Onstage at her record release party for her new album, The Call of the Void, Strauss' longtime boyfriend and drummer Josh Villalta got on one knee and popped the question.
The record release party took place last night (July 6th) at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Photos and video of Strauss getting engaged were shared on social media by Sumerian Records Vice President & Radio Promotions head Mike Jakubow.
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