diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
index 333d75c..04bb101 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Qr;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\QrSetting;
 use App\Services\Billing\BillingClient;
+use App\Support\AccountBranding;
 use App\Support\Qr\QrCornerStyleCatalog;
 use App\Support\Qr\QrFrameStyleCatalog;
 use App\Support\Qr\QrModuleStyleCatalog;
@@ -112,11 +113,25 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             'default_style.gradient_color1' => ['nullable', 'regex:/^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/'],
             'default_style.gradient_color2' => ['nullable', 'regex:/^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$/'],
             'default_style.gradient_rotation' => ['nullable', 'integer', 'min:0', 'max:360'],
+            'logo' => ['nullable', 'image', 'mimes:jpeg,png,jpg,webp,svg', 'max:2048'],
+            'remove_logo' => ['nullable', 'boolean'],
         ]);
 
         $eventDefaults = $data['event_defaults'] ?? [];
         $eventDefaults['registration_open'] = $request->boolean('event_defaults.registration_open');
 
+        $settings = $account->getOrCreateQrSetting();
+        $logoPath = $settings->logo_path;
+
+        if ($request->boolean('remove_logo')) {
+            AccountBranding::deleteStoredLogo($settings);
+            $logoPath = null;
+        }
+
+        if ($request->hasFile('logo')) {
+            $logoPath = AccountBranding::storeLogo($settings, $request->file('logo'));
+        }
+
         QrSetting::updateOrCreate(
             ['user_id' => $account->id],
             [
@@ -127,6 +142,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
                 'notify_payouts' => $request->boolean('notify_payouts'),
                 'event_defaults' => QrSetting::sanitizeEventDefaults($eventDefaults),
                 'default_style' => QrSetting::sanitizeDefaultStyle($data['default_style'] ?? null),
+                'logo_path' => $logoPath,
             ],
         );
 
diff --git a/app/Models/QrSetting.php b/app/Models/QrSetting.php
index 7bbbcc1..631e8e7 100644
--- a/app/Models/QrSetting.php
+++ b/app/Models/QrSetting.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class QrSetting extends Model
         'default_type',
         'default_style',
         'event_defaults',
+        'logo_path',
     ];
 
     protected $casts = [
diff --git a/app/Services/Events/EventEmailService.php b/app/Services/Events/EventEmailService.php
index 918da60..02826f2 100644
--- a/app/Services/Events/EventEmailService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Events/EventEmailService.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Services\Events;
 
+use App\Support\AccountBranding;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
 
 class EventEmailService
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ class EventEmailService
         ?string $replyToEmail = null,
         ?string $replyToName = null,
     ): bool {
+        $brandingSettings = AccountBranding::forOwnerRef($ownerPublicId);
+        $viewData['logoUrl'] = AccountBranding::emailLogoUrl($brandingSettings);
+        $viewData['companyName'] = AccountBranding::companyName($brandingSettings);
+
         $html = View::make($view, $viewData)->render();
         $text = strip_tags(str_replace(['<br>', '<br/>', '<br />'], "\n", $html));
 
diff --git a/app/Support/AccountBranding.php b/app/Support/AccountBranding.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31643e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/AccountBranding.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Support;
+
+use App\Models\QrSetting;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+
+class AccountBranding
+{
+    public static function forUser(User $user): QrSetting
+    {
+        return $user->getOrCreateQrSetting();
+    }
+
+    public static function forOwnerRef(string $ownerPublicId): ?QrSetting
+    {
+        $user = User::query()->where('public_id', $ownerPublicId)->first();
+
+        return $user ? $user->getOrCreateQrSetting() : null;
+    }
+
+    public static function companyName(?QrSetting $settings, ?User $user = null): string
+    {
+        if ($user) {
+            return (string) ($user->name ?: 'Company');
+        }
+
+        if ($settings?->user) {
+            return (string) ($settings->user->name ?: 'Company');
+        }
+
+        if ($settings?->user_id) {
+            $owner = User::query()->find($settings->user_id);
+
+            return (string) ($owner?->name ?: 'Company');
+        }
+
+        return 'Company';
+    }
+
+    public static function hasCustomLogo(?QrSetting $settings): bool
+    {
+        return $settings !== null
+            && $settings->logo_path !== null
+            && Storage::disk('public')->exists($settings->logo_path);
+    }
+
+    public static function emailLogoUrl(?QrSetting $settings): ?string
+    {
+        if (! self::hasCustomLogo($settings)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $ext = strtolower(pathinfo((string) $settings->logo_path, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
+        if ($ext === 'svg') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $version = $settings->updated_at?->getTimestamp() ?? time();
+
+        return Storage::disk('public')->url($settings->logo_path).'?v='.$version;
+    }
+
+    public static function logoUrl(?QrSetting $settings): ?string
+    {
+        if (! self::hasCustomLogo($settings)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $version = $settings->updated_at?->getTimestamp() ?? time();
+
+        return Storage::disk('public')->url($settings->logo_path).'?v='.$version;
+    }
+
+    public static function storeLogo(QrSetting $settings, UploadedFile $file): string
+    {
+        self::deleteStoredLogo($settings);
+
+        return $file->store('events/accounts/'.$settings->user_id, 'public');
+    }
+
+    public static function deleteStoredLogo(QrSetting $settings): void
+    {
+        if ($settings->logo_path) {
+            Storage::disk('public')->delete($settings->logo_path);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_12_200000_add_logo_path_to_qr_settings_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_12_200000_add_logo_path_to_qr_settings_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1edb9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_12_200000_add_logo_path_to_qr_settings_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('qr_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('logo_path')->nullable()->after('event_defaults');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('qr_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('logo_path');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/email/customer-branded.blade.php b/resources/views/email/customer-branded.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81411c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/email/customer-branded.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+</head>
+<body style="margin:0;background:#f8fafc;font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0f172a;">
+    <div style="max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 16px;">
+        <div style="text-align:center;padding:0 0 24px;">
+            @if (! empty($logoUrl))
+                <img src="{{ $logoUrl }}" alt="{{ $companyName }}" style="height:42px;max-height:42px;width:auto;">
+            @else
+                <div style="font-size:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;color:#0f172a;">{{ $companyName }}</div>
+            @endif
+        </div>
+        <div style="background:#ffffff;border-radius:16px;padding:40px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;box-shadow:0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);">
+            {!! $bodyHtml !!}
+        </div>
+        <p style="margin-top:20px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;color:#94a3b8;">{{ $companyName }}</p>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join-programme.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join-programme.blade.php
index c7634b2..b5266f0 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join-programme.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join-programme.blade.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @extends('mail.notifications.layout')
 
 @section('email-header')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events', 'logoUrl' => $logoUrl ?? null, 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('email-footer')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events', 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join.blade.php
index b08493d..37a9788 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-join.blade.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @extends('mail.notifications.layout')
 
 @section('email-header')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events', 'logoUrl' => $logoUrl ?? null, 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('email-footer')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events', 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-programme.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-programme.blade.php
index ba5db16..6221da6 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-programme.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-programme.blade.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @extends('mail.notifications.layout')
 
 @section('email-header')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events', 'logoUrl' => $logoUrl ?? null, 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('email-footer')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events', 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-registration-confirmed.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-registration-confirmed.blade.php
index 0cb1d13..da2d7aa 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-registration-confirmed.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-registration-confirmed.blade.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @extends('mail.notifications.layout')
 
 @section('email-header')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events', 'logoUrl' => $logoUrl ?? null, 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('email-footer')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events', 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-speaker-invite.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-speaker-invite.blade.php
index 41c0e14..4fb33e7 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-speaker-invite.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/notifications/event-speaker-invite.blade.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 @extends('mail.notifications.layout')
 
 @section('email-header')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-header', ['brand' => 'events', 'logoUrl' => $logoUrl ?? null, 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('email-footer')
-    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events'])
+    @include('mail.partials.brand-footer', ['brand' => 'events', 'companyName' => $companyName ?? null])
 @endsection
 
 @section('content')
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-footer.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-footer.blade.php
index 6f6b66a..850bb2d 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-footer.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-footer.blade.php
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
-@php
-    $brandKey = $brand ?? 'ladill';
-    $brandConfig = config("mail_brands.brands.{$brandKey}", config('mail_brands.brands.ladill'));
-    $appBase = rtrim((string) ($brandConfig['app_url'] ?? config('app.url')), '/');
-    $dashboardPath = $brandConfig['dashboard_path'] ?? '/';
-    $accountBase = rtrim((string) ($brandConfig['account_url'] ?? config('mail_brands.account_url', 'https://account.ladill.com')), '/');
-    $supportUrl = $brandConfig['support_url'] ?? $accountBase.'/support-tickets';
-    $homeLabel = $brandConfig['home_label'] ?? parse_url($appBase, PHP_URL_HOST) ?: 'ladill.com';
-@endphp
-<p class="email-footer-text">
-    You're receiving this email because you have {{ $brandConfig['footer_account'] ?? 'an account with Ladill' }}.
-</p>
-<div class="email-footer-links">
-    <a href="{{ $appBase }}{{ $dashboardPath }}">Dashboard</a>
-    <a href="{{ $supportUrl }}">Support</a>
-    <a href="{{ $appBase }}">{{ $homeLabel }}</a>
-</div>
-<p class="email-footer-text" style="margin-top: 20px; color: #64748b;">
-    &copy; {{ date('Y') }} Ladill Technologies. All rights reserved.
-</p>
+@if (! empty($companyName))
+    <p class="email-footer-text" style="margin-top: 20px; color: #64748b;">{{ $companyName }}</p>
+@else
+    @php
+        $brandKey = $brand ?? 'ladill';
+        $brandConfig = config("mail_brands.brands.{$brandKey}", config('mail_brands.brands.ladill'));
+        $appBase = rtrim((string) ($brandConfig['app_url'] ?? config('app.url')), '/');
+        $dashboardPath = $brandConfig['dashboard_path'] ?? '/';
+        $accountBase = rtrim((string) ($brandConfig['account_url'] ?? config('mail_brands.account_url', 'https://account.ladill.com')), '/');
+        $supportUrl = $brandConfig['support_url'] ?? $accountBase.'/support-tickets';
+        $homeLabel = $brandConfig['home_label'] ?? parse_url($appBase, PHP_URL_HOST) ?: 'ladill.com';
+    @endphp
+    <p class="email-footer-text">
+        You're receiving this email because you have {{ $brandConfig['footer_account'] ?? 'an account with Ladill' }}.
+    </p>
+    <div class="email-footer-links">
+        <a href="{{ $appBase }}{{ $dashboardPath }}">Dashboard</a>
+        <a href="{{ $supportUrl }}">Support</a>
+        <a href="{{ $appBase }}">{{ $homeLabel }}</a>
+    </div>
+    <p class="email-footer-text" style="margin-top: 20px; color: #64748b;">
+        &copy; {{ date('Y') }} Ladill Technologies. All rights reserved.
+    </p>
+@endif
diff --git a/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-header.blade.php b/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-header.blade.php
index cef6b4c..e66ae1e 100644
--- a/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-header.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/mail/partials/brand-header.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-@php
-    $brandKey = $brand ?? 'ladill';
-    $brandConfig = config("mail_brands.brands.{$brandKey}", config('mail_brands.brands.ladill'));
-@endphp
-<img src="{{ asset('images/logo/'.$brandConfig['logo']) }}" alt="{{ $brandConfig['name'] }}" style="height: 38px; max-height: 38px; width: auto;">
+@if (! empty($logoUrl))
+    <img src="{{ $logoUrl }}" alt="{{ $companyName ?? '' }}" style="height: 40px; max-height: 42px; width: auto;">
+@elseif (! empty($companyName))
+    <div style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: #0f172a;">{{ $companyName }}</div>
+@else
+    @php
+        $brandKey = $brand ?? 'ladill';
+        $brandConfig = config("mail_brands.brands.{$brandKey}", config('mail_brands.brands.ladill'));
+    @endphp
+    <img src="{{ asset('images/logo/'.$brandConfig['logo']) }}" alt="{{ $brandConfig['name'] }}" style="height: 38px; max-height: 38px; width: auto;">
+@endif
diff --git a/resources/views/qr/account/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/qr/account/settings.blade.php
index 5ea8081..1432327 100644
--- a/resources/views/qr/account/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/qr/account/settings.blade.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             <div class="mt-4 rounded-xl border border-emerald-200 bg-emerald-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-emerald-800">{{ session('success') }}</div>
         @endif
 
-        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('account.settings.update') }}" class="mt-6 space-y-4">
+        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('account.settings.update') }}" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="mt-6 space-y-4">
             @csrf
             @method('PUT')
 
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@
                 </label>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-5">
+                <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900">Company branding</h2>
+                <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500">Your logo appears in customer emails (registration confirmations, join links, and programme shares).</p>
+
+                @if (\App\Support\AccountBranding::hasCustomLogo($settings))
+                    <div class="mt-4">
+                        <img src="{{ \App\Support\AccountBranding::logoUrl($settings) }}" alt="Company logo" class="h-12 w-auto max-w-[200px] rounded-lg border border-slate-100 bg-slate-50 object-contain p-2">
+                    </div>
+                    <label class="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-slate-600">
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="remove_logo" value="1" class="rounded border-slate-300 text-rose-600 focus:ring-rose-500">
+                        Remove current logo
+                    </label>
+                @endif
+
+                <div class="mt-4">
+                    <label for="logo" class="block text-[11px] font-medium text-slate-500">{{ \App\Support\AccountBranding::hasCustomLogo($settings) ? 'Replace logo' : 'Upload logo' }}</label>
+                    <input type="file" id="logo" name="logo" accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp,image/svg+xml"
+                           class="mt-1 block w-full text-sm text-slate-600 file:mr-3 file:rounded-lg file:border-0 file:bg-indigo-50 file:px-3 file:py-2 file:text-sm file:font-semibold file:text-indigo-700 hover:file:bg-indigo-100">
+                    @error('logo') <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-rose-600">{{ $message }}</p> @enderror
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
             <div class="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-5">
                 <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900">New event defaults</h2>
                 <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500">Pre-fill the create flow so every new event starts with your usual setup.</p>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/EventEmailBrandingTest.php b/tests/Feature/EventEmailBrandingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a44649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/EventEmailBrandingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use App\Http\Middleware\EnsurePlatformSession;
+use App\Models\MessagingCredential;
+use App\Models\QrSetting;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Events\EventEmailService;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Http\UploadedFile;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class EventEmailBrandingTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->withoutMiddleware(EnsurePlatformSession::class);
+        Http::preventStrayRequests();
+        Storage::fake('public');
+    }
+
+    public function test_can_upload_logo_on_settings_update(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::create([
+            'public_id' => (string) Str::uuid(),
+            'name' => 'Branded Events Co',
+            'email' => 'brand+'.uniqid().'@example.com',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)
+            ->put(route('account.settings.update'), [
+                'notify_registrations' => '1',
+                'notify_payouts' => '1',
+                'product_updates' => '1',
+                'low_balance_alerts' => '1',
+                'event_defaults' => [
+                    'registration_open' => '1',
+                ],
+                'logo' => UploadedFile::fake()->image('company-logo.png', 200, 80),
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect(route('account.settings'));
+
+        $settings = QrSetting::where('user_id', $user->id)->first();
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($settings);
+        $this->assertNotNull($settings->logo_path);
+        Storage::disk('public')->assertExists($settings->logo_path);
+    }
+
+    public function test_registration_email_contains_logo_url_when_set(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::create([
+            'public_id' => 'usr-brand-logo-001',
+            'name' => 'Branded Events Co',
+            'email' => 'brand-logo@example.com',
+        ]);
+
+        $logoPath = 'events/accounts/'.$user->id.'/company-logo.png';
+        Storage::disk('public')->put($logoPath, 'fake-logo');
+
+        QrSetting::create([
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'logo_path' => $logoPath,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->seedBirdCredentials($user);
+
+        $capturedHtml = null;
+        Http::fake([
+            '*/api/smtp/send' => function ($request) use (&$capturedHtml) {
+                $capturedHtml = $request['html'];
+
+                return Http::response(['success' => true, 'message_id' => 'x']);
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        $sent = app(EventEmailService::class)->sendRegistrationConfirmation(
+            $user->public_id,
+            'ada@example.com',
+            'Demo event',
+            'BADGE123',
+            'https://meet.test/join',
+            'Ada Lovelace',
+            $user->email,
+            $user->name,
+        );
+
+        $this->assertTrue($sent);
+        $this->assertNotNull($capturedHtml);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('/storage/'.$logoPath, $capturedHtml);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('ladillevents-logo-email.png', $capturedHtml);
+    }
+
+    public function test_registration_email_uses_company_name_without_logo(): void
+    {
+        $user = User::create([
+            'public_id' => 'usr-brand-text-001',
+            'name' => 'CAPBuSS Events',
+            'email' => 'brand-text@example.com',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->seedBirdCredentials($user);
+
+        $capturedHtml = null;
+        Http::fake([
+            '*/api/smtp/send' => function ($request) use (&$capturedHtml) {
+                $capturedHtml = $request['html'];
+
+                return Http::response(['success' => true, 'message_id' => 'x']);
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        $sent = app(EventEmailService::class)->sendRegistrationConfirmation(
+            $user->public_id,
+            'ada@example.com',
+            'Demo event',
+            'BADGE123',
+            null,
+            'Ada Lovelace',
+            $user->email,
+            $user->name,
+        );
+
+        $this->assertTrue($sent);
+        $this->assertNotNull($capturedHtml);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('CAPBuSS Events', $capturedHtml);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('ladillevents-logo-email.png', $capturedHtml);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Ladill Technologies', $capturedHtml);
+    }
+
+    private function seedBirdCredentials(User $user): void
+    {
+        $plain = 'lsk_live_'.str_repeat('f', 32);
+
+        MessagingCredential::create([
+            'owner_ref' => $user->public_id,
+            'bird_api_key_encrypted' => Crypt::encryptString($plain),
+            'bird_api_key_prefix' => substr($plain, 0, 16),
+            'bird_from_email' => 'events@example.test',
+            'bird_from_name' => 'Events',
+            'bird_status' => MessagingCredential::STATUS_VALID,
+            'bird_validated_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+    }
+}