diff --git a/gregsite/settings/dev.py b/gregsite/settings/dev.py
index 7d8c2eb6fa33d69786197828f5ae8f2f111a5c5c..6cc23c5aa1f99a96b5e389400fb16703e3c0bf1b 100644
--- a/gregsite/settings/dev.py
+++ b/gregsite/settings/dev.py
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ from .base import *
 # This is the default configuration file when running manage.py
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS += ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]
+# EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.uio.no"
+# EMAIL_PORT = "468"
+# EMAIL_USE_SSL = True
+# EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 2
+# DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "noreply@uio.no"
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
 
 ORGREG_CLIENT = {
     "endpoints": {"base_url": "https://example.com/fake/"},
diff --git a/gregui/mailutils.py b/gregui/mailutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06b624d6d1a303810f059d465a0d2a68bb7db1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gregui/mailutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.mail import send_mail
+from django.template.loader import render_to_string
+
+
+def registration_template(institution, sponsor) -> str:
+    keywords = {
+        "institution": institution,
+        "sponsor": sponsor,
+        "registration_link": "www.google.com"
+    }
+    return render_to_string("guest_registration.txt", keywords)
+
+
+def confirmation_template(guest) -> str:
+    keywords = {
+        "guest": guest,
+        "confirmation_link": "www.google.com"
+    }
+    return render_to_string("sponsor_confirmation.txt", keywords)
+
+
+def send_registration_mail(mail_to, sponsor) -> int:
+    return send_mail(
+        subject="Subject",
+        message=registration_template(settings.INSTANCE_NAME, sponsor),
+        from_email=None,
+        recipient_list=[mail_to]
+    )
+
+
+def send_confirmation_mail(mail_to, guest) -> int:
+    return send_mail(
+        subject="Subject",
+        message=confirmation_template(guest),
+        from_email=None,
+        recipient_list=[mail_to]
+    )
diff --git a/gregui/templates/guest_registration.txt b/gregui/templates/guest_registration.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cfc7666b00c0f33c69ae99fc8a572662273f4538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gregui/templates/guest_registration.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Dette er en automatisk generert melding fra gjesteregistreringstjenesten.
+Du har blitt registrert som gjest på {{ institution }} av {{ sponsor }}.
+For å fullføre registreringen av gjestekontoen følg denne lenken: {{ registration_link }}
+
+This message has been automatically generated by the guest registration system.
+You have been registered as a guest at {{ institution }} by {{ sponsor }}.
+To complete the registration of your guest account, please follow this link: {{ registration_link }}
diff --git a/gregui/templates/sponsor_confirmation.txt b/gregui/templates/sponsor_confirmation.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eb64b83c272bf3b6a8c25886307965c922dfe555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gregui/templates/sponsor_confirmation.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Dette er en automatisk generert melding fra gjesteregistreringstjenesten.
+Din gjest, {{ guest }}, har fullført registrering, bekreft gjesten her: {{ confirmation_link }}
+
+This message has been automatically generated by the guest registration system.
+Your guest, {{ guest }}, has completed their registration, please confirm the guest here: {{ confirmation_link }}
diff --git a/gregui/tests/test_mailutils.py b/gregui/tests/test_mailutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..25391f5d12898a832f6da139a94f77fb47f46e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gregui/tests/test_mailutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from django.core import mail
+
+import pytest
+from gregui import mailutils
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_registration_template():
+    prefilled_template = """Dette er en automatisk generert melding fra gjesteregistreringstjenesten.
+Du har blitt registrert som gjest på InstanceName av Foo Bar.
+For å fullføre registreringen av gjestekontoen følg denne lenken: www.google.com
+
+This message has been automatically generated by the guest registration system.
+You have been registered as a guest at InstanceName by Foo Bar.
+To complete the registration of your guest account, please follow this link: www.google.com
+"""
+    rendered_template = mailutils.registration_template("InstanceName", "Foo Bar")
+    assert rendered_template == prefilled_template
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_confirmation_template():
+    prefilled_template = """Dette er en automatisk generert melding fra gjesteregistreringstjenesten.
+Din gjest, Foo Bar, har fullført registrering, bekreft gjesten her: www.google.com
+
+This message has been automatically generated by the guest registration system.
+Your guest, Foo Bar, has completed their registration, please confirm the guest here: www.google.com
+"""
+    rendered_template = mailutils.confirmation_template("Foo Bar")
+    assert rendered_template == prefilled_template
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_registration_mail():
+    mail.outbox = []
+    assert mailutils.send_registration_mail("test@example.no", "Foo") == 1
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 1
+    assert mail.outbox[0].to == ["test@example.no"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_confirmation_mail():
+    mail.outbox = []
+    assert mailutils.send_confirmation_mail("test@example.no", "Foo") == 1
+    assert len(mail.outbox) == 1
+    assert mail.outbox[0].to == ["test@example.no"]