diff --git a/src/components/Html.js b/src/components/Html.js
index 7612569..f0f9c3d 100644
--- a/src/components/Html.js
+++ b/src/components/Html.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Html extends React.Component {
           <meta name="description" content={description} />
           <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
           <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="apple-touch-icon.png" />
-          <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins:500|Yesteryear" />
+          <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Palanquin+Dark|Yesteryear" />
           {style && <style id="css" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: style }} />}
         </head>
         <body>
diff --git a/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.css b/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.css
index 16d55de..646f3a7 100644
--- a/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.css
+++ b/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.css
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 .rsvpGroup {
-  width: 60%;
+  width: 65%;
 }
 
 .rsvpButtonGroup {
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@
   box-shadow: 0 0 4px #fff;
 }
 
+.inputInvalid {
+  animation: shake 0.5s linear;
+}
+
+.invalidMsg {
+  display: none;
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  border: 4px solid var(--colour-red);
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: #fff;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  line-height: 1.3333333;
+  transition: opacity ease-in-out 0.25s, box-shadow ease-in-out 0.25s;
+}
+
+.invalidMsgVisible {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
 .button {
   display: block;
   box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -89,3 +110,28 @@
   opacity: 1;
   box-shadow: 0 0 4px #fff;
 }
+
+@keyframes shake {
+  8%,
+  41% {
+    transform: translateX(-10px);
+  }
+
+  25%,
+  58% {
+    transform: translateX(10px);
+  }
+
+  75% {
+    transform: translateX(-5px);
+  }
+
+  92% {
+    transform: translateX(5px);
+  }
+
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.js b/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.js
index 9679714..ecb47c7 100644
--- a/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.js
+++ b/src/components/RsvpButton/RsvpButton.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import withStyles from 'isomorphic-style-loader/lib/withStyles';
 import s from './RsvpButton.css';
+import fetch from '../../core/fetch';
 
 class RsvpButton extends React.Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    focusCallback: PropTypes.func,
+  };
 
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -13,7 +17,45 @@ class RsvpButton extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ showRsvpForm: true });
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.rsvpInput.focus();
-    }, 250);
+    }, 500);
+  }
+
+  handleRsvpFocus = () => {
+    if (this.props.focusCallback) {
+      this.props.focusCallback(true);
+    }
+    this.setState({ inputError: false });
+  }
+
+  handleRsvpBlur = () => {
+    if (this.props.focusCallback) {
+      this.props.focusCallback(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleFormSubmit = (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    fetch(`rsvp/${this.rsvpInput.value}`)
+      .then(data => {
+        if (data.status === 200) {
+          location.href = data.url;
+        } else {
+          this.setState({
+            inputInvalid: true,
+            inputInvalidMsg: 'Sorry, that RSVP code is invalid.',
+          });
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.setState({
+              inputInvalid: false,
+            });
+          }, 500);
+        }
+      }).catch(() => {
+        this.setState({
+          inputInvalid: true,
+          inputInvalidMsg: 'Sorry, there was a problem validating your RSVP code, please try again later.',
+        });
+      });
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -35,14 +77,19 @@ class RsvpButton extends React.Component {
             this.state.showRsvpForm ? s.rsvpFormVisible : null,
           ].join(' ')}
         >
-          <form method="post" action="/rsvp">
+          <form method="post" action="/rsvp" onSubmit={this.handleFormSubmit}>
             <div className={[s.formGroup, s.rsvpGroup].join(' ')}>
               <label className={s.label} htmlFor="code">
                 Enter your RSVP code
               </label>
               <input
-                className={s.input}
+                className={[
+                  s.input,
+                  this.state.inputInvalid ? s.inputInvalid : null,
+                ].join(' ')}
                 ref={(input) => { this.rsvpInput = input; }}
+                onFocus={this.handleRsvpFocus}
+                onBlur={this.handleRsvpBlur}
                 id="code"
                 type="text"
                 name="code"
@@ -55,6 +102,15 @@ class RsvpButton extends React.Component {
               </button>
             </div>
           </form>
+          <div
+            className={[
+              s.invalidMsg,
+              this.state.inputInvalidMsg ? s.invalidMsgVisible : null,
+            ].join(' ')}
+            role="alert"
+          >
+            {this.state.inputInvalidMsg}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/src/routes/home/Home.css b/src/routes/home/Home.css
index 290b34b..767eb3b 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/Home.css
+++ b/src/routes/home/Home.css
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
   position: fixed;
   width: 100vw;
   height: 100vh;
-  background-image: url('/img/church_2500.jpg');
+  background: url('/img/church_2500.jpg');
   background-size: cover;
-  background-position-x: 40%;
+  background-position-x: 50%;
+  background-color: #c1c1c1;
   filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.4);
   z-index: -1;
+  transition: filter ease-in-out 0.5s;
+}
+
+.churchImageFocus {
+  filter: grayscale(0.4) brightness(0.6);
 }
 
 .container {
@@ -25,19 +31,23 @@
   max-width: 640px;
   margin: 0 auto 40px;
   text-align: center;
-  color: var(--colour-nearblack);
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: 1.3em;
 }
 
-.headings > * {
-  margin: 0 0 20px;
-  font-size: 2.5em;
+.headings h1 {
+  margin: 0 0 10px;
+}
+
+.headings h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 60px;
 }
 
 .headings h3 {
-  margin-top: 40px;
+  margin: 0 0 20px;
   font-family: var(--font-family-cursive);
 }
 
 .rsvp {
-  padding-top: 15vh;
+  padding-top: 10vh;
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/home/Home.js b/src/routes/home/Home.js
index dcfd9f5..bb93260 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/Home.js
+++ b/src/routes/home/Home.js
@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@ import s from './Home.css';
 import RsvpButton from '../../components/RsvpButton';
 
 class Home extends React.Component {
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = {};
+  }
+
+  focusChurchImage = (focus) => {
+    this.setState({ focusChurch: focus });
+  }
+
   render() {
     return (
       <div className={s.root}>
-        <div className={s.churchImage} />
+        <div
+          className={[
+            s.churchImage,
+            this.state.focusChurch ? s.churchImageFocus : null,
+          ].join(' ')}
+        />
         <div className={s.container}>
           <div className={s.headings}>
             <h1>Daniel and Hana</h1>
@@ -15,7 +30,9 @@ class Home extends React.Component {
             <h3>- 27th July 2017 -</h3>
           </div>
           <div className={s.rsvp}>
-            <RsvpButton />
+            <RsvpButton
+              focusCallback={this.focusChurchImage}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>