Apply once. If approved, membership opens the app, the community, and the member calendar.
Not a feed of strangers. A better way to be in the room.
Velvet Ties is a private dating and social club with an app at its center. Members apply, are reviewed, build richer profiles, set their mode, discover people with context, and move toward real plans.
A private app for profiles, preferences, events, introductions, and follow-through.
Reviewed members who are open, curious, and intentional about connection.
Dinners, meetups, trips, and partner invites that make the community real.
Member visibility, spotlights, and introductions when there is mutual fit.
How membership works.
Apply once. If approved, membership opens the app, the community, and the member calendar.
Apply once.
Tell us who you are and what kind of connection you want around you.
Get vetted.
Every member is reviewed before entering. The point is not to make the room bigger. It is to make it better.
Be understood.
Your profile is built around more than photos: intentions, lifestyle, preferences, and relationship mode.
Meet offline.
Use the app and calendar to turn interest into plans, introductions, events, and real conversations.
Founding member access to the private app.
Approved members receive private app access, member updates, and visibility for introductions. Use code VELVET3 for $3/month during your first 3 months.
Apply for MembershipSupport the vision, or bring your community into Velvet Ties.
Patrons can help fund the next stage of the platform. Community organizers can join as VT members and add advertising access during checkout.
Looking for upcoming events?
Monthly NYC meetups, one-day nature and sports getaways, and summer weekends live on the Events page.
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