diff --git a/src/mailer.ts b/src/mailer.ts
index 2784599..002b20c 100644
--- a/src/mailer.ts
+++ b/src/mailer.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
 
 export const sendConfirm = (sub: Subscription) => {
   const href = `${BASE_URL}/confirm?token=${sub.key}`
+  const settingsUrl = `${EVENT_VIEWER_URL.replace(/\/$/, '')}/settings/alerts`
 
   return transporter
     .sendMail({
       from: SMTP_FROM,
       to: sub.email,
-      subject: `Confirm your ${BRAND_NAME} digest`,
+      subject: `Confirm your email for ${BRAND_NAME} notifications`,
       html: `
       <table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#f0f2f5;padding:32px 16px;font-family:Inter,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">
         <tr>
@@ -42,18 +43,17 @@ export const sendConfirm = (sub: Subscription) => {
             <table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:480px;background:#ffffff;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;">
               <tr>
                 <td style="padding:28px 32px 8px 32px;text-align:center;">
-                  ${BRAND_LOGO ? `<img src="${BRAND_LOGO}" alt="${BRAND_NAME}" style="height:40px;width:auto;max-width:200px;object-fit:contain;" />` : `<h1 style="margin:0;font-size:22px;color:#1e293b;font-weight:700;"><span style="color:${BRAND_ACCENT};">${BRAND_NAME}</span></h1>`}
-                  <p style="margin:4px 0 0;color:#64748b;font-size:14px;">Digest notifications</p>
+                  ${BRAND_LOGO ? `<img src="${BRAND_LOGO}" alt="${BRAND_NAME}" width="40" style="width:40px;height:auto;display:block;margin:0 auto 12px;" />` : ''}
+                  <h1 style="margin:0;font-size:24px;color:#1e293b;font-weight:700;"><span style="color:${BRAND_ACCENT};">${BRAND_NAME}</span></h1>
                 </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
-                <td style="padding:16px 32px;color:#334155;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;">
-                  <p style="margin:0 0 12px;">Welcome to ${BRAND_NAME}!</p>
-                  <p style="margin:0 0 12px;">Please confirm that you would like to receive ${sub.frequency} digests by clicking the button below:</p>
+                <td style="padding:16px 32px 24px;color:#334155;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;">
+                  <p style="margin:0 0 12px;">Please click below to confirm your email address. We'll send occasional emails with updates from your communities on ${BRAND_NAME}.</p>
                   <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;">
-                    <a href="${href}" style="display:inline-block;background:${BRAND_ACCENT};color:#ffffff;padding:12px 28px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;">Confirm Digest</a>
+                    <a href="${href}" style="display:inline-block;background:${BRAND_ACCENT};color:#ffffff;padding:12px 28px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;">Confirm</a>
                   </p>
-                  <p style="margin:16px 0 0;font-size:12px;color:#94a3b8;">Or visit: <a href="${href}" style="color:${BRAND_ACCENT};">${EVENT_VIEWER_URL}</a></p>
+                  <p style="margin:16px 0 0;font-size:12px;color:#94a3b8;">To disable notifications, ignore this email. Or update your settings at <a href="${settingsUrl}" style="color:${BRAND_ACCENT};">${EVENT_VIEWER_URL.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')}/settings/alerts</a>.</p>
                 </td>
               </tr>
             </table>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const sendConfirm = (sub: Subscription) => {
         </tr>
       </table>
     `,
-      text: `Please confirm that you would like to receive ${sub.frequency} digests by visiting: ${href}`,
+      text: `Please click below to receive emails for updates from your communities on ${BRAND_NAME}.\n\nConfirm: ${href}\n\nTo disable notifications, ignore this email. Or update your settings at: ${settingsUrl}`,
     })
     .catch(error => {
       console.error('mailer: confirmation email failed', {