Before sending any campaign email to your full guest list, you can send yourself (or a small group) a preview directly from the email builder. It takes one click and lets you catch layout issues, broken links, or copy errors before anything goes to your guests.
How to send a test email
Open Invitations & Emails from your event dashboard.
Hover over your email campaign and click Actions → Open, or click the campaign name directly.
In the email builder, click Send test email in the top-right corner.
In the Send preview panel that opens, confirm or add up to 3 recipient email addresses.
Click Send test email.
The test email lands in your inbox within a few minutes. Check it across different devices and email clients if possible.
What to expect in a test email
The test email shows your email exactly as it's designed - layout, colors, images, buttons, and content blocks all render as they would for a real send.
One important thing to know: merge tags do not populate in test emails. If your email includes {} First name or any other guest-specific merge tag, those will appear as placeholder text rather than real values. This is expected behavior — the test send has no guest record to pull data from.
💡 Tip: If you want to verify that your merge tags are pulling the correct guest data, send the email to a small group of real guests first - for example, filter your guest list to just your internal team members and send to them as a live test before sending to your full list.
What to check before sending to your full list
Subject line appears correctly in your inbox
Sender name and reply-to address look right
All images load correctly
Buttons and links click through to the right destination
Layout looks good on both desktop and mobile
Any static copy (dates, venue, contact details) is accurate
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