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love – Layla & Josh Wedding: an intimate NYC city hall elopement

01.04.2014 by btslingerie // 4 Comments

A morning conversation “Between the Sheets” led us to plan an impromptu NYC City Hall wedding over the holidays in under a week!

Layla & Josh Wedding – 12/31/2013

7 little facts about Layla & Josh:

Met on OKcupid in December 2007 (thanks OK Cupid guys your “95% match” rating for us was pretty spot on!)

Had our first date at Chelsea Market’s Green Table (we have each been vegetarians for over two decades now, since long before we met)

In business & living together in Astoria for a little over 4 years

Together we’ve built Between the Sheets, at times jokingly called “our first baby” and raised two “furry babies”.

Josh thought he was allergic to cats, until he met Layla’s family’s 4 furry ones. Since then we adopted two, and he has spent countless hours “fluffling” his way into their hearts, Isabela aka “Izzy” and Steven Mars aka “booboo bear”

We’ve assembled quite a collection of espresso makers, coffee pots, and french presses in our years together, enough to rival a fine cafe. Josh thinks we may need a few more…

We aren’t changing our names – currently debating whether we’ll have little L’obatti-Verleuns or Verleun-L’obattis

So without further ado a little photo story of New Year’s Eve day Layla & Josh wedding /elopement at NYC City Hall.

Layla & Josh wedding – little details

A huge thanks to Hannah Blount who went out of her way to get us a ring in time for the special day, on such short notice it was still important for us that the ring be something special and Hannah’s pieces are both beautiful and handmade in Boston. Layla has been a fan for several years.

Vintage art deco costume jewelry and a monogrammed jewelry box left to Layla by her grandmother.

Layla made the bouquet the morning of, with a mix of seasonal flowers, foliage, and white roses.

Layla & Josh’s wedding – NYC City Hall Elopement

Yes, you totally get a number. It’s like the DMV only way prettier and nicer.

Layla & Josh – Newlyweds about town

On the ride home, we were lucky enough to get a car that was partially empty – kismet!

Post-wedding brunch with friends in Astoria, followed later that day with an evening out in the NYC.

Our officiant was super sweet – there is not much we can remember it felt so fast, but there was a hesitation with the kiss only bc the bride did not want to smear the groom’s face in red lipstick! (great for photo-ops, not for sealing vows)

To celebrate we took our friends out in the meatpacking district, and a brief photo (it was truly frigid out all day and particularly NYE when the temps were at or below freezing) in front of Chelsea Market where we met on our first date.

Deco details of Layla & Josh's NYC New Year's Eve elopement

Layla & Josh of Between the Sheets NYC New Year's Eve elopment

left: Isabela inspecting the flower arrangement, right: Mars eyeing some surprise gifts (he loves boxes in general)

Newly re-launched Between the Sheets website

08.13.2013 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

New Look! Between the Sheets Website

We’re so excited to share our newly re-launched Between the Sheets website. The new look is an update we’ve been planning for some time – looking into things we liked and disliked about how sites operate on our phones and tablets, because let’s face it we’re all on-the-go a lot more than we used to be. We wanted a really simple layout with clear navigation that would work both on a small smartphone and a big screen (let’s just say most sites don’t take full advantage of my Imac’s screen real estate! But when they do I take notice!).

Last year we launched a mobile site, and while it bridged the gap in some ways we knew it wasn’t matching the full site’s experience – with a limited number of pages and navigation that didn’t let you shop via personality/activity or for gift certificates. We also know computers are getting bigger and badder screens so we wanted to take full advantage of those with images that could really wow. So here it is, in all of its glory a site that works on screens big and small! We’ll be adding more images to products that are launching in FW13 than before – with more product shots you’ll get an even better view of the designs before they come to your door!

Once we had the concept and some mock-ups we turned to Lauren Hills, who helped us integrate our first site with our shopping cart. Her knowledge of our back-end made full use of all of our site’s potential – adding even more images with a zoom that works on a desktop & on a touch screen, product reviews, and streamlining the checkout!

In addition to the new site we’ve also got some new arrivals now in store – you can pre-order Matchplay our new Core range (this means it will take the place of Well Played as our year-round lounge group) and we’ll be adding some gorgeous fashion colors in SS14. Also new to our Core intimates is Basic Play, which takes some of our best-selling styles from Airplay and puts them in the micromodal that our fans love from our Come Out & Play range.

Valentine’s 2013 Gift Guide & shipping deadlines

02.07.2013 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

We know many of you were caught up in the super bowl madness and so waking up from the Beyonce frenzy this week have realized that it is indeed February (how does the time fly?!) and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. While you know our mixed feelings about the holiday, we believe in wearing lingerie for yourself and in thrilling in the luxury of lounging all year round… but that’s beside the point. We ALSO know that more than a handful of our readers and customers this time of the year are loving partners seeking sensual and sweet lingerie to treat their sweethearts.

Good news is you have several days yet to get your orders in and still receive some lovely lingerie in time for the holiday.
Orders placed before noon* Monday February 11th will ship via standard USPS (ALWAYS FREE, BONUS) and arrive in time
If you’ve really been under a rock and just woken up an it’s now Tuesday Feb 12th, upgrade to USPS express delivery and checkout before noon* still get it there on time!

Now the difficult part… decisions decisions. You know we have a handy “Shop by Personality” feature to help you strike the right tone for her personality. We hope by now you know enough about her that you can say whether she is artsy, sweet, a vixen, or athletic yes?

Well regardless of personality there are pieces from 3 of our most popular intimates ranges that are sure to satisfy the lady in your life.

Airplay Orchid bikini $36, bralette $60, babydoll $95

Airplay Midnight bikini $36, hiwaist $40, babydoll $95

peach modal bikini with ivory trim and blue bow

peach modal trapeze babydoll nightie with blue bow

Come Out & Play Peach/ivory bikini $34, babydoll $85

black modal boyshort with grey trim and ivory bows

black modal cami with grey trim and ivory bows

Come Out & Play Black/grey boyshort $36, cami $75

Petal Play Black/grey bikini $36, bralette $60, babydoll $95

*noon EST order times allow us to pack and ship your order the same day. Orders placed after noon may not be processed in time for the USPS shipping cut offs.