diff --git a/pinaxcon/monkey_patch.py b/pinaxcon/monkey_patch.py
index 3cb61258ffee6656f381302ea968d7fae8678bac..a6b6d9cb4bada279db4e4982a068deff3bc00142 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/monkey_patch.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/monkey_patch.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
+from functools import wraps
+
+
 class MonkeyPatchMiddleware(object):
     ''' Ensures that our monkey patching only gets called after it is safe to do so.'''
 
@@ -7,6 +12,7 @@ class MonkeyPatchMiddleware(object):
 
 def do_monkey_patch():
     patch_speaker_profile_form()
+    patch_accounts_to_send_bcc()
 
     # Remove this function from existence
     global do_monkey_patch
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ def do_monkey_patch():
 
 def patch_speaker_profile_form():
     ''' Replaces textarea widgets with markdown editors. '''
-    
+
     import widgets
     from symposion.speakers.forms import SpeakerForm
 
@@ -23,3 +29,30 @@ def patch_speaker_profile_form():
     fields["biography"].widget = widgets.AceMarkdownEditor()
     fields["experience"].widget = widgets.AceMarkdownEditor()
     fields["accessibility"].widget = widgets.AceMarkdownEditor()
+
+
+def patch_accounts_to_send_bcc():
+    ''' Patches django-user-accounts' email functions to send a BCC e-mail to
+    the default BCC e-mail address. '''
+
+    from account import hooks
+
+    # django-user-accounts always uses send_mail like:
+    # send_mail(subject, message, settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, to)
+
+    if hasattr(settings, "ENVELOPE_BCC_LIST"):
+        bcc_email = settings.ENVELOPE_BCC_LIST
+    else:
+        bcc_email = None
+
+    def send_mail(subject, message, from_email, to):
+        email = EmailMultiAlternatives(
+            subject,
+            message,
+            from_email,
+            to,
+            bcc=bcc_email,
+        )
+        email.send()
+
+    hooks.send_mail = send_mail