diff --git a/app/services/invitation_manager.rb b/app/services/invitation_manager.rb
index baded4b52..9cffe1c21 100644
--- a/app/services/invitation_manager.rb
+++ b/app/services/invitation_manager.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ def send_event_emails(event, chapter)
 
     invite_coaches_to_event(event, chapter) unless event.audience.eql?('Students')
     invite_students_to_event(event, chapter) unless event.audience.eql?('Coaches')
+  rescue StandardError => e
+    Rollbar.error(e, event_id: event.id, chapter_id: chapter.id)
+    raise
   end
   handle_asynchronously :send_event_emails
 
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ def invite_students_to_event(event, chapter)
       invitation = Invitation.new(event: event, member: student, role: 'Student')
       next unless invitation.save
 
-      EventInvitationMailer.invite_student(event, student, invitation).deliver_now
+      EventInvitationMailer.invite_student(event, student, invitation).deliver_later
     rescue StandardError => e
       log_event_meeting_invitation_failure("event_id=#{event.id}", student, e)
     end
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ def invite_coaches_to_event(event, chapter)
       invitation = Invitation.new(event: event, member: coach, role: 'Coach')
       next unless invitation.save
 
-      EventInvitationMailer.invite_coach(event, coach, invitation).deliver_now
+      EventInvitationMailer.invite_coach(event, coach, invitation).deliver_later
     rescue StandardError => e
       log_event_meeting_invitation_failure("event_id=#{event.id}", coach, e)
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/invitation_manager_spec.rb b/spec/services/invitation_manager_spec.rb
index e646ec8b5..3cda1c746 100644
--- a/spec/services/invitation_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/invitation_manager_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@
 
       manager.send_event_emails(event, chapter)
     end
+
+    it 'sends invitation emails for all eligible members' do
+      event = Fabricate(:event, chapters: [chapter])
+
+      expect do
+        manager.send_event_emails(event, chapter)
+      end.to change { ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.count }.by(students.count + coaches.count)
+    end
+
+    it 'reports batch-level failures to Rollbar' do
+      event = Fabricate(:event, chapters: [chapter])
+      allow(event).to receive(:invitable?).and_raise(StandardError.new('DB connection error'))
+
+      expect(Rollbar).to receive(:error).with(
+        an_instance_of(StandardError),
+        event_id: event.id,
+        chapter_id: chapter.id
+      )
+
+      expect { manager.send_event_emails(event, chapter) }.to raise_error(StandardError, 'DB connection error')
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#send_monthly_attendance_reminder_emails' do