diff --git a/app/models/email_settings.rb b/app/models/email_settings.rb
index 82d57fd6..b32c1486 100644
--- a/app/models/email_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/email_settings.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,46 @@ class EmailSettings < ActiveRecord::Base
                   :registration_email_template, :accepted_email_template, :rejected_email_template, :confirmed_email_template,
                   :registration_subject, :accepted_subject, :rejected_subject, :confirmed_without_registration_subject
 
+  before_save :set_default
+
+  def set_default
+    self.registration_subject = "Your Registration for {conference}" unless self.registration_subject
+    self.registration_email_template = "Dear {name},\n\n" +
+        "Thank you for Registering for the conference {conference}.\n\n" +
+        "Please complete your registration by filling out your travel information. If you are unable to attend please unregister online.\n" +
+        "{registrationlink}\n\n" +
+        "Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.\n\n" +
+        "We look forward to seeing you there.\n\n" +
+        "Best wishes\n\nOSEM Team" unless self.registration_email_template
+
+    self.accepted_subject = "Your submission {eventtitle} has been accepted" unless self.accepted_subject
+    self.accepted_email_template = "Dear {name},\n\n" +
+        "We are very pleased to inform you that your submission {eventtitle} has been accepted for the conference {conference}.\n\n" +
+        "The public page of your submission can be found at:\n" +
+        "{proposalslink}\n\n" +
+        "If you havent already registered for {conference}, please do as soon as possible:\n" +
+        "{registrationlink}\n\n" +
+        "Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.\n\n" +
+        "We look forward to seeing you there.\n\n" +
+        "Best wishes\n\nOSEM Team" unless self.accepted_email_template
+
+    self.rejected_subject = "Your submission {eventtitle} has been rejected" unless self.rejected_subject
+    self.rejected_email_template = "Dear {name},\n\n" +
+        "Thank you for your submission {eventtitle} for the conference {conference}." +
+        "After careful consideration we are sorry to inform you that your submission has been rejected.\n\n" +
+        "Best wishes\n\nOSEM Team" unless self.rejected_email_template
+
+    self.confirmed_without_registration_subject = "Your submission {eventtitle} has been confirmed" unless self.confirmed_without_registration_subject
+    self.confirmed_email_template = "Dear {name},\n\n" +
+        "Thank you for the confirmation of {eventtitle}. " +
+        "Unfortunately you are not registered for the conference {conference}. " +
+        "Please register as soon as possible:" +
+        "{registrationlink}\n\n" +
+        "Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.\n\n" +
+        "We look forward to seeing you there.\n\n" +
+        "Best wishes\n\nOSEM Team" unless self.confirmed_email_template
+  end
+
   def get_values(conference, person, event = nil)
     h = {
         "email" => person.email,