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A friend of mine told me of the upcoming wedding of her 19 year old son. Since the Bridal Collection is under construction I thought what a perfect gift to give a couple in love. I offered to give the groom and his bride the Bridal Gift Set - which includes the Wedding Thong, the l'Amore Intimo Boxer, the l'Amore Scentual (candle), and a sample of chocolate sweet and chocolate heat.

Funny thing is I thought the gift offer would at least get a quick response of yay or nay. Three days went by and nothing until this morning when I got this response (as I paraphrase)...

I don't consider myself a prude but I had a hard time sitting down with my son over my shoulder as I showed him your email with the gift offer and then your website. He, however thought all of it was "cool" and would be happy to receive the gift.

To which I took a bit of time to consider my reply which I thought was necessary...

You are a wonderful mommy. Allowing your son to choose outside of your personal preference, I adore that. L'Amore Intimo means The Intimate Love, and the brand logo is release the passion in you. The intimate love to me is loving yourself , building up and edifying with self respect, self regard, and sharing that with the world.

My goal is to create uniquely beautiful pieces that are indeed inspired by love, hand-crafted with passion and cherished for always. Cherishing the moments, the time, the memories. Meant for every woman.

Dear friend, since I started l'Amore, introduced it to the public--people have come out of the wood work to instruct me on what to do. Many, most love the brand and the concept behind the brand. Most understand I am not selling scank wear but rather intimate apparel, very high end yes, but also a message from a place deep inside my heart. I am taking a complete original stance by not photographing my designs on models, and have confused many men who have offered to shoot this for me. What I feel is that I am not going to conform. L'Amore Intimo will be different. A website and catalog that's not a skin flick. My desire is to use silhouette sketches as models make the pictures beautiful pieces of art like my designs.

You know some of my heartache in the past years, and I am still standing after so much drama and what some consider disaster and sadness. L'Amore Intimo is something I have lovingly created. I am even sponsoring a women's charity event to aid the women's recovery shelter in Santa Monica. L'Amore Intimo also gives 10% of sells earnings to women's charities. I believe that supporting women's causes is of the utmost importance, because many times we're overlooked.

I hope that with the intro of each one of our collections to come that you indeed will find a particular design that you love. Kelli used to be a bit prudish as did many of my supporters until they held a design up close and saw the love that I put into it.

Daily I am growing and changing just like my company. Making a way out of no way instead of crying about my ex owing me two years of support and our house being lost in a short sale. Lynn God is good all the time and through it all I am stronger and hopefully more humble and giving.

Check out my blog, I believe it could help any new entrepreneur. lamoreintimo.blogspot.com

xoxo

I add this reply to my sweet friend it's okay to release your passion in whatever your heart's desire. My heart's desire is to create intimate apparel that's hopefully different and loved by most. For too long I lived in a stifled state, wasting my creative mind, not wanting to step out of bounds for myself and what I wanted. The best lesson I took away from my marriage and divorce is that time is indeed a terrible thing to waste. a few of my "friends" no longer speak to me since I started l'Amore Intimo and sometimes that bothers me, but I have also gained close, caring, supportive real friends (which include family) who understand that it's not about the panties, which are indeed beautiful, it's about living the dream, following your heart, and learning every day.

Dream Sweet