diff --git a/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
index 39f4e891fe31faf5770cafdc7ff297dd7232f0e8..f01aaa02477338be7ef2715330681acf4c400d55 100644
--- a/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/invitations_controller.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ class InvitationsController < Devise::InvitationsController
     redirect_to :back
   end
 
+  def email
+    @invs = []
+    @resource = User.find_by_invitation_token(params[:invitation_token]) || User.first
+    @resource.invitation_token = 'foobar'
+    render 'devise/mailer/invitation_instructions', :layout => false
+  end
   protected
 
   def check_token
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a8a31e8571418fac9ed3f6a21062a7951c3a0ba4..7aa4eb30ea77e50f8c8a22aa8d154837318cf8b0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 module ApplicationHelper
+
   def how_long_ago(obj)
     timeago(obj.created_at)
   end
diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.erb b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.erb
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..569ee73c0c5086bb8a3b7c9b11811c200c030a85 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: center; font-size: 11px;">Email not displaying correctly? <a href="<%=invite_email_path(:invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token) %>" style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: none;">View it</a> in your browser</p>
+
+<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 30px 15px 0pt; background-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);">
+  <table style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600">
+      <tbody><tr>
+        <td style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
+          <a style="display: block;" href="<%= accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token) %>" target="_blank">
+            <img alt="Diaspora" src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15865/diaspora%20logo.png" style="border: 0pt none ; display: block;" height="134" width="600">
+          </a>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td style="padding: 10px 0pt 0px 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 44px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
+        Finally -  it's here.<br></td>
+      </tr>
+      <tr><td style="padding: 0px 20px 0pt; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" width="600" height='389'>
+          <a href="<%= accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token)%>" target="_blank"><img src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15865/diaspora_shots.jpg" style="border: 0pt none ; display: block;" width="560">
+      </a></td></tr>
+      <tr><td style="padding: 0pt 30px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; line-height: 20px;">
+          Diaspora is now in <strong>beta</strong>!
+                <br>
+                <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="<%= accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token)%>"  target="_blank">Sign up now &rarr;</a>
+              </td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 20px 20px 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 44px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
+                  Get Connected</td></tr>
+      <tr><td>
+        <table style="padding: 0pt 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600">
+            <tbody><tr>
+              <td width="200">
+                <a href="<%=accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token) %>" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0pt none ; padding: 0pt 5px; display: block;" src="https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_c7506ec0b3ae6694c64d.gif" height="156" width="200"></a>
+              </td>
+              <td style="line-height: 20px; width: 360px;">
+An international movement with a shared vision for a better web, Diaspora's #1 feature is its community. Meet new people, connect with friends, and join the fun.
+                <br>
+                <!-- <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="https://joindiaspora.com/channels" target="_blank">Tune in to your favorite Channels</a>-->
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+        </tbody></table>
+    </td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 20px 20px 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 44px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
+          Be Yourself</td></tr>
+      <tr><td>
+        <table style="padding: 0pt 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600">
+          <tbody><tr>
+              <td style="line-height: 20px; width: 360px;">
+                
+Expression is what makes the internet awesome. Because Diaspora is controlled by its users, you are free to express your identity and share in any way you want!
+                <br>
+                <!-- <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="#" target="_blank">Watch all the bumpers</a>-->
+              </td>
+
+              <td width="200">
+                <a href="<%= accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token)%>" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0pt none ; padding: 0pt 5px; display: block;" src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15865/apolonisaphrodisia.png" height="150" width="170"></a>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+        </tbody></table>
+      </td></tr>
+
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 20px 20px 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-size: 44px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
+          Collect the Web</td></tr>
+      <tr><td>
+        <table style="padding: 0pt 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600">
+            <tbody><tr>
+              <td width="200">
+                <a href="<%= accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token)%>" target="_blank"><img style="border: 0pt none ; padding: 0pt 5px; display: block;" src="http://joindiaspora.com/images/cubbies_screenshot2.png" height="151" width="200"></a>
+              </td>
+              <td style="line-height: 20px; width: 360px;">
+                      Be they funny or inspirational, the internet is full of wonderful images.
+                Cubbi.es, world's first Diaspora application, gives you a beautiful way to keep track and share your best finds with people you care about. <br>
+                <!-- <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="#" target="_blank">Watch all the bumpers</a>-->
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+        </tbody></table>
+      </td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 40px 20px 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
+          <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="<%=accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token)%>" target="_blank">Click Here to Accept your invite!</a>
+    </tr></td> 
+
+
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 40px 20px 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
+       Diaspora is open source software, and there has never been a better time to <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;" href="https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora" target="_blank">jump in</a> than now!
+      </tr></td> 
+
+
+
+      <tr><td style="padding: 40px 20px 20px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">
+        Love,<br>
+        Team Diaspora<br>
+      </td></tr>
+      <tr><td style="padding: 35px 40px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 16px;">
+      To unsubscribe please click <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: none;" href="http://joindiaspora.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=d759919b94f9cdcf39d204f3f&id=7b5ceb2f8b">here</a>.
+        For general inquiries or support with your Diaspora account, please email us at <a style="color: #3F8FBA; text-decoration: none;" href="mailto:questions@joindiaspora.com">questions@joindiaspora.com</a>.
+      </td></tr>
+</tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
+
diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml b/app/views/devise/mailer/_batch_invites.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
diff --git a/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation_instructions.html.haml b/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation_instructions.html.haml
index 30787a8021ff1a4b7f89361a014df506441dbbff..7ad3def60dd84205e9279c37f24daca5092758ed 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation_instructions.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/mailer/invitation_instructions.html.haml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 -if @invs.count > 0
   !!!
-    %html
-      %head
-        %meta{"http-equiv"=>"Content-Type", :content=>"text/html; charset=utf-8"}/
-        = render :partial => 'notifier/notifier_css'
-      %body
-        %header
-          = image_tag AppConfig[:pod_url] + 'images/logo_caps.png'
-        #container
-          - @invs = @resource.invitations_to_me
-          %p
-            = t('devise.mailer.welcome', :email => @resource.email)
-          = render :partial => 'inviters'
+  %html
+    %head
+      %meta{"http-equiv"=>"Content-Type", :content=>"text/html; charset=utf-8"}/
+      = render :partial => 'notifier/notifier_css'
+    %body
+      %header
+        = image_tag AppConfig[:pod_url] + 'images/logo_caps.png'
+      #container
+        - @invs = @resource.invitations_to_me
+        %p
+          = t('devise.mailer.welcome', :email => @resource.email)
+        = render :partial => 'inviters'
 
-          %p= link_to t('.accept'), accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token), :class => "large_text"
-          %p.small
-            = t('.ignore')
-            %br/
-            = t('.no_account_till')
+        %p= link_to t('.accept'), accept_invitation_url(@resource, :invitation_token => @resource.invitation_token), :class => "large_text"
+        %p.small
+          = t('.ignore')
+          %br/
+          = t('.no_account_till')
 -else
-  = render :partial => 'batch_invites'
+  = render :partial => 'devise/mailer/batch_invites'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8a693de36616c35bab30d9c2bc69b5e082c216ec..29ca5995bacd0a5421badcea3c998400ec12bcc5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
                                       :sessions      => "sessions",
                                       :invitations   => "invitations"} do
     get 'invitations/resend/:id' => 'invitations#resend', :as => 'invitation_resend'
+    get 'invitations/invite' => 'invitations#email', :as => 'invite_email'
   end
 
   get 'login' => redirect('/users/sign_in')