Send Events mail from platform SMTP like Invoice, not owner Bird domain.

Use EventMailer with MAIL_FROM and organiser Reply-To instead of the Bird API, which rewrote the From address onto the account's verified domain (e.g. climp.me). Redesign the speaker invitation to use the shared Events email layout.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.env.example

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ SMS_PLATFORM_API_URL=https://ladill.com/api
 SMS_API_KEY_EVENTS=
 SMS_DEFAULT_SENDER_ID=Ladill
 
+# Transactional email (platform mailer — same pattern as Invoice)
+MAIL_MAILER=smtp
+MAIL_HOST=127.0.0.1
+MAIL_PORT=587
+MAIL_USERNAME=
+MAIL_PASSWORD=
+MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=events@ladill.com
+MAIL_FROM_NAME="Ladill Events"
+
+# Legacy Bird SMTP API (unused for attendee/speaker mail; kept for future Bird integration)
 SMTP_PLATFORM_API_URL=https://ladill.com/api/smtp
 SMTP_API_KEY_EVENTS=
 EVENTS_SMTP_FROM=events@ladill.com

app/Services/Events/EventCommsService.php

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class EventCommsService
         $programmeUrl = $programme?->publicUrl();
         $joinUrl = $this->primaryJoinUrl($event);
         $ownerRef = (string) $event->user->public_id;
+        $organizerEmail = $event->user->email;
+        $organizerName = $event->user->name;
 
         $emailed = 0;
         $texted = 0;
@@ -68,15 +70,15 @@ class EventCommsService
 
             if ($reg->attendee_email && in_array($mode, [self::MODE_PROGRAMME, self::MODE_BOTH], true) && $programmeUrl) {
                 if ($mode === self::MODE_BOTH) {
-                    $sent = $this->email->sendJoinAndProgramme($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $joinUrl, $programmeUrl, $reg->attendee_name);
+                    $sent = $this->email->sendJoinAndProgramme($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $joinUrl, $programmeUrl, $reg->attendee_name, $organizerEmail, $organizerName);
                 } else {
-                    $sent = $this->email->sendProgrammeShare($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $programmeUrl, $reg->attendee_name);
+                    $sent = $this->email->sendProgrammeShare($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $programmeUrl, $reg->attendee_name, $organizerEmail, $organizerName);
                 }
                 if ($sent) {
                     $emailed++;
                 }
             } elseif ($reg->attendee_email && $mode === self::MODE_JOIN && $joinUrl !== '') {
-                $sent = $this->email->sendJoinLink($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $joinUrl, $reg->attendee_name);
+                $sent = $this->email->sendJoinLink($ownerRef, $reg->attendee_email, $eventName, $joinUrl, $reg->attendee_name, $organizerEmail, $organizerName);
                 if ($sent) {
                     $emailed++;
                 }

app/Services/Events/EventEmailService.php

@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Events;
 
-use App\Services\Billing\PlatformEmailClient;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
 
 class EventEmailService
 {
-    public function __construct(private readonly PlatformEmailClient $platform) {}
+    public function __construct(private readonly EventMailer $mailer) {}
 
     public function lastError(): ?string
     {
-        return $this->platform->lastError();
+        return $this->mailer->lastError();
     }
 
     public function sendProgrammeShare(
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ class EventEmailService
         string $eventName,
         string $programmeUrl,
         ?string $attendeeName = null,
+        ?string $organizerEmail = null,
+        ?string $organizerName = null,
     ): bool {
         return $this->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ class EventEmailService
             'Programme for '.$eventName,
             'mail.notifications.event-programme',
             compact('eventName', 'programmeUrl', 'attendeeName'),
+            $eventName,
+            $organizerEmail,
+            $organizerName,
         );
     }
 
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@ class EventEmailService
         string $eventName,
         string $joinUrl,
         ?string $attendeeName = null,
+        ?string $organizerEmail = null,
+        ?string $organizerName = null,
     ): bool {
         return $this->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
@@ -43,6 +49,9 @@ class EventEmailService
             'Join '.$eventName,
             'mail.notifications.event-join',
             compact('eventName', 'joinUrl', 'attendeeName'),
+            $eventName,
+            $organizerEmail,
+            $organizerName,
         );
     }
 
@@ -53,6 +62,8 @@ class EventEmailService
         string $joinUrl,
         string $programmeUrl,
         ?string $attendeeName = null,
+        ?string $organizerEmail = null,
+        ?string $organizerName = null,
     ): bool {
         return $this->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
@@ -60,6 +71,9 @@ class EventEmailService
             $eventName.' — programme & join link',
             'mail.notifications.event-join-programme',
             compact('eventName', 'joinUrl', 'programmeUrl', 'attendeeName'),
+            $eventName,
+            $organizerEmail,
+            $organizerName,
         );
     }
 
@@ -70,6 +84,8 @@ class EventEmailService
         string $badgeCode,
         ?string $joinUrl = null,
         ?string $attendeeName = null,
+        ?string $organizerEmail = null,
+        ?string $organizerName = null,
     ): bool {
         return $this->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
@@ -77,6 +93,9 @@ class EventEmailService
             'Registration confirmed — '.$eventName,
             'mail.notifications.event-registration-confirmed',
             compact('eventName', 'badgeCode', 'joinUrl', 'attendeeName'),
+            $eventName,
+            $organizerEmail,
+            $organizerName,
         );
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +105,8 @@ class EventEmailService
         string $eventName,
         string $portalUrl,
         ?string $speakerName = null,
+        ?string $organizerEmail = null,
+        ?string $organizerName = null,
     ): bool {
         return $this->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
@@ -97,20 +118,35 @@ class EventEmailService
                 'portalUrl' => $portalUrl,
                 'speakerName' => $speakerName,
             ],
+            $eventName,
+            $organizerEmail,
+            $organizerName,
         );
     }
 
     /** @param  array<string, mixed>  $viewData */
-    private function send(string $ownerPublicId, string $to, string $subject, string $view, array $viewData): bool
+    private function send(
-    {
+        string $ownerPublicId,
+        string $to,
+        string $subject,
+        string $view,
+        array $viewData,
+        ?string $fromDisplayName = null,
+        ?string $replyToEmail = null,
+        ?string $replyToName = null,
+    ): bool {
         $html = View::make($view, $viewData)->render();
+        $text = strip_tags(str_replace(['<br>', '<br/>', '<br />'], "\n", $html));
 
-        return $this->platform->send(
+        return $this->mailer->send(
             $ownerPublicId,
             $to,
             $subject,
             $html,
-            strip_tags(str_replace(['<br>', '<br/>', '<br />'], "\n", $html)),
+            $text,
+            $fromDisplayName,
+            $replyToEmail,
+            $replyToName,
         );
     }
 }

app/Services/Events/EventMailer.php

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Events;
+
+use App\Services\Billing\BillingClient;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+/**
+ * Sends Ladill Events transactional email from the platform mailer (like Invoice),
+ * not the event owner's Bird SMTP domain. Reply-To is set to the organiser.
+ */
+class EventMailer
+{
+    public const EMAIL_PRICE_MINOR = 1;
+
+    private ?string $lastError = null;
+
+    public function __construct(private readonly BillingClient $billing) {}
+
+    public function lastError(): ?string
+    {
+        return $this->lastError;
+    }
+
+    public function isConfigured(): bool
+    {
+        return filter_var((string) config('mail.from.address'), FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) !== false;
+    }
+
+    public function send(
+        string $ownerPublicId,
+        string $to,
+        string $subject,
+        string $html,
+        ?string $text = null,
+        ?string $fromDisplayName = null,
+        ?string $replyToEmail = null,
+        ?string $replyToName = null,
+    ): bool {
+        $this->lastError = null;
+
+        if (! $this->isConfigured()) {
+            $this->lastError = 'Outbound email is not configured on this Events instance.';
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->billing->canAfford($ownerPublicId, self::EMAIL_PRICE_MINOR)) {
+            $this->lastError = 'Insufficient Ladill wallet balance. Add funds in Billing and try again.';
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $reference = 'events_email:'.Str::uuid();
+
+        try {
+            Mail::html($html, function ($message) use ($to, $subject, $text, $fromDisplayName, $replyToEmail, $replyToName): void {
+                $message->to($to)
+                    ->subject($subject)
+                    ->from(
+                        (string) config('mail.from.address'),
+                        $fromDisplayName ?: (string) config('mail.from.name'),
+                    );
+
+                if ($replyToEmail) {
+                    $message->replyTo($replyToEmail, $replyToName ?: null);
+                }
+
+                if ($text) {
+                    $message->text($text);
+                }
+            });
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning('Events mail send failed', ['error' => $e->getMessage(), 'to' => $to]);
+            $this->lastError = 'The email could not be sent. Please try again.';
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->billing->debit(
+            $ownerPublicId,
+            self::EMAIL_PRICE_MINOR,
+            'smtp',
+            'events_email',
+            $reference,
+            null,
+            'Events email to '.$to,
+        )) {
+            $this->lastError = 'Insufficient Ladill wallet balance. Add funds in Billing and try again.';
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}

app/Services/Events/EventRegistrationService.php

@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ class EventRegistrationService
                 $registration->badge_code,
                 $joinUrl !== '' ? $joinUrl : null,
                 $registration->attendee_name,
+                $registration->qrCode?->user?->email,
+                $registration->qrCode?->user?->name,
             );
         }
 

app/Services/Events/EventSpeakerInviteService.php

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteService
             return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'Could not resolve the event owner account for sending email.'];
         }
 
-        if (! app(\App\Services\Billing\PlatformEmailClient::class)->isConfigured()) {
+        if (! app(EventMailer::class)->isConfigured()) {
             return ['ok' => false, 'error' => 'Outbound email is not configured on this Events instance.'];
         }
 
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteService
             $eventName,
             $portalUrl,
             $speaker['name'] ?? null,
+            $owner->email,
+            $owner->name,
         );
 
         if (! $sent) {

resources/views/mail/notifications/event-speaker-invite.blade.php

@@ -1,12 +1,61 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+@extends('mail.notifications.layout')
-<html>
+
-<body style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #1e293b; line-height: 1.5;">
+@section('email-header')
-@if($speakerName)
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
-<p>Hi {{ $speakerName }},</p>
+@endsection
-@endif
+
-<p>You have been invited to speak at <strong>{{ $eventName }}</strong>.</p>
+@section('email-footer')
-<p>Your speaker page has the programme, your session times, and links to join the virtual stage when it is time:</p>
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
-<p><a href="{{ $portalUrl }}">Open your speaker page</a></p>
+@endsection
-<p style="color: #64748b; font-size: 13px;">No attendee registration is required — use the join links on that page to enter the speaker waiting area.</p>
+
-</body>
+@section('content')
-</html>
+    <div class="highlight-box">
+        <p class="highlight-box-text">Speaker invitation</p>
+        <p class="highlight-box-subtext">{{ $eventName }}</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <h1 class="email-title">
+        You're invited to speak{{ $speakerName ? ', '.explode(' ', $speakerName)[0] : '' }}
+    </h1>
+
+    <p class="email-text">
+        The organiser of <strong>{{ $eventName }}</strong> has added you to the speaker roster.
+        Your speaker page includes the programme, your session times, and links to join the virtual stage.
+    </p>
+
+    <table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin:24px 0;">
+        <tr>
+            <td align="center">
+                <a href="{{ $portalUrl }}" class="email-button" style="display:inline-block;background:#4f46e5;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 28px;border-radius:10px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;">
+                    Open your speaker page
+                </a>
+            </td>
+        </tr>
+    </table>
+
+    <div class="email-details">
+        <p class="email-details-title">What to expect</p>
+        <div class="checklist-item">
+            <div class="checklist-icon">
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M5 13l4 4L19 7"/></svg>
+            </div>
+            <div class="checklist-content">
+                <p class="checklist-title">No attendee registration</p>
+                <p class="checklist-desc">Speakers skip the public registration flow.</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="checklist-item">
+            <div class="checklist-icon">
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M5 13l4 4L19 7"/></svg>
+            </div>
+            <div class="checklist-content">
+                <p class="checklist-title">Join from your speaker page</p>
+                <p class="checklist-desc">Use the join links when your session is scheduled to open the speaker waiting area.</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <p class="email-text-sm">
+        Or open this link: <a href="{{ $portalUrl }}" style="color:#4f46e5;">{{ $portalUrl }}</a>
+    </p>
+@endsection

tests/Feature/EventSpeakerInviteTest.php

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\User;
 use App\Services\Events\EventSpeakerInviteService;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
@@ -19,14 +20,17 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
         $this->withoutMiddleware(\App\Http\Middleware\EnsurePlatformSession::class);
 
         config([
-            'smtp.platform_api_key' => 'test-smtp-key',
+            'mail.from.address' => 'events@ladill.com',
-            'smtp.platform_api_url' => 'https://ladill.test/api/smtp',
+            'mail.from.name' => 'Ladill Events',
             'events.service_api_keys.meet' => 'test-meet-key',
         ]);
 
+        Mail::fake();
+
         Http::fake([
             config('billing.api_url').'/balance*' => Http::response(['balance_minor' => 50000]),
-            'https://ladill.test/api/smtp/messages/send' => Http::response(['success' => true]),
+            config('billing.api_url').'/can-afford*' => Http::response(['affordable' => true]),
+            config('billing.api_url').'/debit' => Http::response(['success' => true]),
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -99,8 +103,7 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
             ->assertRedirect(route('speakers.show', $event))
             ->assertSessionHas('success');
 
-        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => str_contains($request->url(), '/messages/send')
+        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => str_contains($request->url(), '/debit'));
-            && $request['to'] === 'alex@example.com');
 
         $event->refresh();
         $speaker = $event->content()['speakers'][0];
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
 
         app(EventSpeakerInviteService::class)->inviteProgrammeHosts($programme, $owner);
 
-        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => $request['to'] === 'pat@example.com');
+        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => str_contains($request->url(), '/debit'));
 
         $event->refresh();
         $speaker = $event->content()['speakers'][0];
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
 
     public function test_manual_speaker_invite_reports_when_email_not_configured(): void
     {
-        config(['smtp.platform_api_key' => '']);
+        config(['mail.from.address' => '']);
 
         $owner = User::factory()->create(['public_id' => 'usr_sp_no_smtp']);
 
@@ -293,6 +296,6 @@ class EventSpeakerInviteTest extends TestCase
             ->assertRedirect(route('speakers.show', $event))
             ->assertSessionHas('success');
 
-        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => $request['to'] === 'pat@example.com');
+        Http::assertSent(fn ($request) => str_contains($request->url(), '/debit'));
     }
 }