Last year, guitarist Nita Strauss revealed she was engaged to longtime drummer and boyfriend Josh Villalta. Earlier this year she proclaimed her love for Villalta via social media saying: “When people post about relationships, myself included, we always tend to focus on the great times. Which makes a lot of sense! It’s natural to put your best and brightest side forward on social media. What doesn’t always get posted are moments like the second one. I have found myself struggling a lot lately. And it’s especially in those moments that I am so grateful to have @thejoshv as a partner.”
She continued: “You all know how strong he is just by looking at him, but what you don’t see on the outside is how strong he is mentally. He’s able to carry the load for both of us at many times, to pick me up in those moments when I need him most, on top of all his own stresses and mental burdens. It’s never ‘too much’ to be there, to push me to be my best and achieve even when I don’t feel like I can. When I need someone stronger than myself, you are always there.”
“Every day is Valentine’s Day with you, my future husband. I can’t wait for a lifetime together from morning gym sessions to after show deep dish pizza, from traveling around the world to sleeping in our bed, and knowing that wherever you are will always be home. I love you!”
On Saturday, Strauss and Villalta tied the knot at The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles. Among the guests at the wedding were Nita’s Cooper bandmates Alice Cooper and Chuck Garric, Disturbed singer David Draiman and his girlfriend Sarah Uli, Disturbed bassist John Moyer and his wife Brandi, pop-rock singer Demi Lovato and her fiancé Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, and celebrity chef Chris Santos and his wife, actress Natalie Makenna. Videos from the event can be found below.
Strauss and Draiman also rocked a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” at the wedding reception.
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