diff --git a/src/Postal/Email.cs b/src/Postal/Email.cs
index d5d433a..e5cbed7 100644
--- a/src/Postal/Email.cs
+++ b/src/Postal/Email.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,23 @@ public Email(string viewName)
             ImageEmbedder = new ImageEmbedder();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new Email, that will render the given view using the given model.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="viewName">The name of the view to render</param>
+        /// <param name="model">The view's model</param>
+        public Email(string viewName, object model)
+        {
+          if (viewName == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("viewName");
+          if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(viewName)) throw new ArgumentException("View name cannot be empty.", "viewName");
+          if (model == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("model");
+
+          Attachments = new List<Attachment>();
+          ViewName = viewName;
+          ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(model);
+          ImageEmbedder = new ImageEmbedder();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Create an Email where the ViewName is derived from the name of the class.</summary>
         /// <remarks>Used when defining strongly typed Email classes.</remarks>
         protected Email()
diff --git a/src/Postal/EmailService.cs b/src/Postal/EmailService.cs
index d829a77..ed4c539 100644
--- a/src/Postal/EmailService.cs
+++ b/src/Postal/EmailService.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ public void Send(Email email)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends an email using an <see cref="SmtpClient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="email">The email to send.</param>
+        /// <param name="viewName">The name of the view to render.</param>
+        public void Send(string viewName, Email email)
+        {
+            using (var mailMessage = CreateMailMessage(viewName, email))
+            using (var smtp = createSmtpClient())
+            {
+                smtp.Send(mailMessage);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Send an email asynchronously, using an <see cref="SmtpClient"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -117,5 +131,21 @@ public MailMessage CreateMailMessage(Email email)
             var mailMessage = emailParser.Parse(rawEmailString, email);
             return mailMessage;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Renders the email view and builds a <see cref="MailMessage"/>. Does not send the email.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="email">The email to render.</param>
+        /// <param name="viewName">The name of the view to render.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="MailMessage"/> containing the rendered email.</returns>
+        public MailMessage CreateMailMessage(string viewName, Email email)
+        {
+            var rawEmailString = emailViewRenderer.Render(email, viewName);
+            var mailMessage = emailParser.Parse(rawEmailString, email);
+            return mailMessage;
+        }
+
+
+
     }
 }
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