diff --git a/app/Invitation.php b/app/Invitation.php
index efd95b1..5cb8b7a 100644
--- a/app/Invitation.php
+++ b/app/Invitation.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App;
 
+use App\Mail\InvitationEmail;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class Invitation extends Model
@@ -22,4 +24,9 @@ class Invitation extends Model
     {
         return $this->user_id !== null;
     }
+
+    public function send()
+    {
+        Mail::to($this->email)->send(new InvitationEmail($this));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mail/InvitationEmail.php b/app/Mail/InvitationEmail.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aa7714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/InvitationEmail.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+
+class InvitationEmail extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public $invitation;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($invitation)
+    {
+        $this->invitation = $invitation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this->view('view.name');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 896ec60..ad085df 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Invitation;
+use App\Mail\InvitationEmail;
 use App\Facades\InvitationCode;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
 
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring;
 */
 
 Artisan::command('invite-promoter {email}', function ($email) {
-    $invitation = Invitation::create([
+    Invitation::create([
         'email' => $email,
         'code' => InvitationCode::generate(),
-    ]);
+    ])->send();
 })->describe('Invite a new promoter to create an account.');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/InvitePromoterTest.php b/tests/Feature/InvitePromoterTest.php
index 7ac4b34..b98476f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/InvitePromoterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/InvitePromoterTest.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ namespace Tests\Feature;
 
 use App\Invitation;
 use Tests\TestCase;
+use App\Mail\InvitationEmail;
 use App\Facades\InvitationCode;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class InvitePromoterTest extends TestCase
     /** @test */
     function inviting_a_promoter_via_the_cli()
     {
+        Mail::fake();
         InvitationCode::shouldReceive('generate')->andReturn('TESTCODE1234');
 
         $this->artisan('invite-promoter', ['email' => 'john@example.com']);
@@ -23,5 +26,10 @@ class InvitePromoterTest extends TestCase
         $invitation = Invitation::first();
         $this->assertEquals('john@example.com', $invitation->email);
         $this->assertEquals('TESTCODE1234', $invitation->code);
+
+        Mail::assertSent(InvitationEmail::class, function ($mail) use ($invitation) {
+            return $mail->hasTo('john@example.com')
+                && $mail->invitation->is($invitation);
+        });
     }
 }