diff --git a/static/rsvp-submit.php b/static/rsvp-submit.php
index 5fb4e27..6c922ae 100755
--- a/static/rsvp-submit.php
+++ b/static/rsvp-submit.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ $allergies = $_POST['allergies'] ?? 'None';
 $mail = new PHPMailer(true);
 
 try {
+    $mail->CharSet = 'UTF-8';           // <-- Make sure UTF-8 is used
     $mail->isSMTP();
     $mail->Host       = $_ENV['SMTP_HOST'];
     $mail->SMTPAuth   = true;