diff --git a/rowsandall_app/settings.py b/rowsandall_app/settings.py
index 62f79fd1..3842800d 100644
--- a/rowsandall_app/settings.py
+++ b/rowsandall_app/settings.py
@@ -315,13 +315,25 @@ CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS = 900
 
 # email stuff
 
-EMAIL_BACKEND = CFG['email_backend']
-EMAIL_HOST = CFG['email_host']
-EMAIL_PORT = CFG['email_port']
-EMAIL_HOST_USER = CFG['email_host_user']
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = CFG['email_host_password']
+#EMAIL_BACKEND = CFG['email_backend']
+#EMAIL_HOST = CFG['email_host']
+#EMAIL_PORT = CFG['email_port']
+#EMAIL_HOST_USER = CFG['email_host_user']
+#EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = CFG['email_host_password']
+#EMAIL_USE_TLS = CFG['email_use_tls']
+#DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'admin@rowsandall.com'
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django_ses.SESBackend'
+
+AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = 'eu-west-1'
+AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = 'email.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com'
+
+EMAIL_HOST = CFG['aws_smtp']
+EMAIL_PORT = CFG['aws_port']
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = CFG['aws_smtp_username']
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = CFG['aws_smtp_password']
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = CFG['email_use_tls']
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'admin@rowsandall.com'
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'info@rowsandall.com'
 
 
 # weather stuff