diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7186625..7277d5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "isomorphic-style-loader": "^1.1.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^7.2.1",
     "node-fetch": "^1.6.3",
+    "nodemailer": "^3.1.3",
     "normalize.css": "^5.0.0",
     "passport": "^0.3.2",
     "passport-facebook": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/src/core/emailer.js b/src/core/emailer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..059e970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/emailer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import Nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
+import { email, starters, mains, getRsvpEnd } from '../config';
+import { handleError } from '../core/rollbar';
+
+const transporter = Nodemailer.createTransport({
+  service: 'gmail',
+  auth: {
+    user: email.senderAddress,
+    pass: email.password,
+  },
+});
+
+// Debounce sending the email to avoid spamming
+const emailTimers = {};
+
+function getEmailText(person) {
+  return `Dear ${person.firstname}.\n\n
+Thanks for your RSVP, ${person.attending ? 'we\'re delighted to hear you will be attending' : 'we\'re sorry to hear you will not be attending'}.\n
+${person.attending ? `Your meal choices are ${starters[person.starter]} and ${mains[person.main]}.\n` : ''}
+${person.attending && person.dietary.length > 0 ? `Your dietary requirements are: ${person.dietary}.\n` : ''}
+You can modify your RSVP up until ${getRsvpEnd()} here: https://danielandhana.com/${person.password}.\n
+${person.attending ? 'See you at our wedding,' : 'See you soon,'}\n
+Daniel and Hana
+`;
+}
+
+function getEmailHTML(person) {
+  return `<p>Dear ${person.firstname}.</p>
+<p>Thanks for your RSVP, ${person.attending ? 'we\'re delighted to hear you will be attending' : 'we\'re sorry to hear you will not be attending'}.</p>
+${person.attending ? `<p>Your meal choices are <b>${starters[person.starter]}</b> and <b>${mains[person.main]}</b>.</p>` : ''}
+${person.attending && person.dietary.length > 0 ? `<p>Your dietary requirements are: <b>${person.dietary}</b>.</p>` : ''}
+<p>You can modify your RSVP up until <b>${getRsvpEnd()}</b> <a href="https://danielandhana.com/${person.password}">here</a>.</p>
+<p>${person.attending ? 'See you at our wedding,' : 'See you soon,'}</p>
+<p>Daniel and Hana</p>
+`;
+}
+
+export const sendRSVPEmail = function sendRSVPEmail(person) {
+  const mailOptions = {
+    from: `"${email.senderName}" <${email.senderAddress}>`,
+    to: person.email,
+    subject: 'Thank you for your RSVP',
+    text: getEmailText(person),
+    html: getEmailHTML(person),
+  };
+  // send mail with defined transport object
+  transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, (error) => {
+    if (error) {
+      handleError(error);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const sendRSVPEmailWithDebounce = function sendRSVPEmailWithDebounce(person) {
+  if (person.key) {
+    // Stop previous email
+    clearTimeout(emailTimers[person.key]);
+    emailTimers[person.key] = setTimeout(() => {
+      sendRSVPEmail(person);
+    }, 10000);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/rsvp/index.js b/src/routes/rsvp/index.js
index 2db50c2..ea6baf8 100644
--- a/src/routes/rsvp/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/rsvp/index.js
@@ -3,40 +3,14 @@ import Layout from '../../components/Layout';
 import fetchQL from '../../core/fetchQL';
 import Rsvp from './Rsvp';
 import NotFound from '../notFound/NotFound';
-import { rsvpEndDate } from '../../config';
+import { rsvpEndDate, getRsvpEnd } from '../../config';
 
 let title = 'RSVP';
 
-const months = [
-  'January',
-  'February',
-  'March',
-  'April',
-  'May',
-  'June',
-  'July',
-  'August',
-  'September',
-  'October',
-  'November',
-  'December',
-];
-
 export default {
 
   path: '/rsvp/:password',
 
-  getRsvpEnd() {
-    const date = rsvpEndDate.getDate();
-    let dateSuffix = 'th';
-    if (date === 1 || date === 21 || date === 31) { dateSuffix = 'st'; }
-    if (date === 2 || date === 22) { dateSuffix = 'nd'; }
-    if (date === 3 || date === 23) { dateSuffix = 'rd'; }
-    const month = months[rsvpEndDate.getMonth()];
-    const year = rsvpEndDate.getFullYear();
-    return `${date}${dateSuffix} ${month} ${year}`;
-  },
-
   isEditable() {
     return new Date() < rsvpEndDate;
   },
@@ -68,7 +42,7 @@ export default {
           <Rsvp
             title={title}
             people={people}
-            rsvpEnd={this.getRsvpEnd()}
+            rsvpEnd={getRsvpEnd()}
             isEditable={this.isEditable()}
           />
         </Layout>
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index c15a099..196c5b1 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import Person from './data/models/Person';
 import Rollbar from './core/rollbar';
 import { sendSlackMsg, sendSlackMsgWithDebounce } from './core/slack';
 import sequelize from './data/sequelize';
+import { sendRSVPEmailWithDebounce } from './core/emailer';
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ app.post('/rsvp/save', (req, res) => {
             const dietary = (data.attending && data.dietary) ? `\nDietary requirements: ${data.dietary}` : '';
 
             sendSlackMsgWithDebounce(`${data.firstname} ${data.lastname} has saved their RSVP:${attending}${starter}${main}${dietary}`, '#wedding-rsvps', req.body.key);
+            sendRSVPEmailWithDebounce(data);
           }
           res.json({
             success: true,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 73e87c5..fa1438e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4423,6 +4423,10 @@ node-uuid@1.4.x, node-uuid@~1.4.4, node-uuid@~1.4.7:
   version "1.4.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-uuid/-/node-uuid-1.4.7.tgz#6da5a17668c4b3dd59623bda11cf7fa4c1f60a6f"
 
+nodemailer@^3.1.3:
+  version "3.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-3.1.3.tgz#331b3265522f52b128bfc2dcaba9fe317b82f018"
+
 "nopt@2 || 3", nopt@3.0.x, nopt@~3.0.6:
   version "3.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nopt/-/nopt-3.0.6.tgz#c6465dbf08abcd4db359317f79ac68a646b28ff9"