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 ## Environment Variables
 
 - `CANONICAL_URL` — your website's domain, e.g. `www.mywedding.com`
-- `CONTACT_EMAIL` — email address users can use to contact you, e.g. `info@mywedding.com`
-- `FROM_EMAIL` — email address emails will come from
+- `CONTACT_EMAIL` — the email address that users can use to contact you, e.g. `info@mywedding.com`
+- `FROM_EMAIL` — the email address that confirmations emails will come from
 
 ### ReCAPTCHA