diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16114750..400cf9b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ that responds to:
 
 Each of those has some sensible defaults.
 
-`.from`, `.raw_body`, `.raw_headers`, and `.subject` will contain the obvious
+`.raw_body`, `.raw_headers`, and `.subject` will contain the obvious
 values found in the email, the raw values from those fields.
 
 `.body` will contain the full contents of the email body **unless** there is a
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ information of each recipient:
   * `email`: The email address of the recipient.
 
   * `full`: The whole recipient field. E.g, `Some User <hello@example.com>`
+  * `name`: The name of the recipient. E.g, `Some User`
+
+`.from` behaves similar to `.to` but returns a hash instead of an array
+of hashes.
 
 `.attachments` will contain an array of attachments as multipart/form-data files
 which can be passed off to attachment libraries like Carrierwave or Paperclip.
@@ -123,7 +127,8 @@ Griddler.configure do |config|
   # :raw    => 'AppName <s13.6b2d13dc6a1d33db7644@mail.myapp.com>'
   # :email  => 's13.6b2d13dc6a1d33db7644@mail.myapp.com'
   # :token  => 's13.6b2d13dc6a1d33db7644'
-  # :hash   => { raw: '', email: '', token: '', host: '' }
+  # :hash   => { full: '', email: '', token: '', host: '', name: '' }
+  config.from = :hash # :token, :full, :email (default)
   config.reply_delimiter = '-- REPLY ABOVE THIS LINE --'
   config.email_service = :sendgrid
 end
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ end
 * `config.reply_delimiter` is the string searched for that will split your body.
 * `config.to` is the format of the returned value for the `:to` key in
 the email object. `:hash` will return all options within a -- (surprise!) -- hash.
+* `config.from` is the format of the returned value for the `:from` key in
+the email object. It behaves identical to `config.to`.
 * `config.email_service` tells Griddler which email service you are using. The supported
 email service options are `:sendgrid` (the default), `:cloudmailin` (expects
 multipart format), `:postmark` and `:mandrill`.
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@ following sample factory.
 ```ruby
 factory :email, class: OpenStruct do
   # Assumes Griddler.configure.to is :hash (default)
-  to [{ raw: 'to_user@email.com', email: 'to_user@email.com', token: 'to_user', host: 'email.com' }]
+  to [{ full: 'to_user@email.com', email: 'to_user@email.com', token: 'to_user', host: 'email.com', name: nil }]
   from 'user@email.com'
   subject 'email subject'
   body 'Hello!'
diff --git a/lib/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter.rb b/lib/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter.rb
index 898bd304..8611e04a 100644
--- a/lib/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def self.normalize_params(params)
       def normalize_params
         {
           to: extract_recipients,
-          from: params[:FromFull][:Email],
+          from: full_email(params[:FromFull]),
           subject: params[:Subject],
           text: params[:TextBody],
           html: params[:HtmlBody],
diff --git a/lib/griddler/configuration.rb b/lib/griddler/configuration.rb
index 1f98bc9b..e33c4afe 100644
--- a/lib/griddler/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/griddler/configuration.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ def to=(type)
       @to = type
     end
 
+    def from
+      @from ||= :email
+    end
+
+    def from=(type)
+      @from = type
+    end
+
     def processor_class
       @processor_class ||= EmailProcessor
     end
diff --git a/lib/griddler/email.rb b/lib/griddler/email.rb
index c9900cd0..15d83953 100644
--- a/lib/griddler/email.rb
+++ b/lib/griddler/email.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def initialize(params)
       @params = params
 
       @to = recipients
-      @from = extract_address(params[:from], :email)
+      @from = extract_address(params[:from], config.from)
       @subject = params[:subject]
 
       @body = extract_body
diff --git a/lib/griddler/email_parser.rb b/lib/griddler/email_parser.rb
index 4058b6a6..61c275e2 100644
--- a/lib/griddler/email_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/griddler/email_parser.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 module Griddler::EmailParser
   def self.parse_address(full_address)
     email_address = extract_email_address(full_address)
+    name = extract_name(full_address)
     token, host = split_address(email_address)
     {
       token: token,
       host: host,
       email: email_address,
       full: full_address,
+      name: name,
     }
   end
 
@@ -60,6 +62,14 @@ def self.extract_email_address(full_address)
     full_address.split('<').last.delete('>').strip
   end
 
+  def self.extract_name(full_address)
+    full_address = full_address.strip
+    name = full_address.split('<').first.strip
+    if name.present? && name != full_address
+      name
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.split_address(email_address)
     email_address.try :split, '@'
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/adapters_and_email_spec.rb b/spec/features/adapters_and_email_spec.rb
index 046b31f6..81d5c11c 100644
--- a/spec/features/adapters_and_email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/adapters_and_email_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
             token: 'hi',
             host: 'example.com',
             full: 'Hello World <hi@example.com>',
-            email: 'hi@example.com'
+            email: 'hi@example.com',
+            name: 'Hello World',
           }])
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter_spec.rb b/spec/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter_spec.rb
index 8a11913c..16336426 100644
--- a/spec/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/griddler/adapters/postmark_adapter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   it 'normalizes parameters' do
     Griddler::Adapters::PostmarkAdapter.normalize_params(default_params).should be_normalized_to({
       to: ['Robert Paulson <bob@example.com>'],
-      from: 'tdurden@example.com',
+      from: 'Tyler Durden <tdurden@example.com>',
       subject: 'Reminder: First and Second Rule',
       text: /Dear bob/,
       html: %r{<p>Dear bob</p>}
diff --git a/spec/griddler/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/griddler/configuration_spec.rb
index 96417b54..d266f402 100644
--- a/spec/griddler/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/griddler/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     it 'provides defaults' do
       Griddler.configuration.processor_class.should eq(EmailProcessor)
       Griddler.configuration.to.should eq(:hash)
+      Griddler.configuration.from.should eq(:email)
       Griddler.configuration.reply_delimiter.should eq('Reply ABOVE THIS LINE')
       Griddler.configuration.email_service.should eq(Griddler::Adapters::SendgridAdapter)
     end
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@
     it 'stores config' do
       Griddler.configure do |config|
         config.to = :full
+        config.from = :hash
       end
 
       Griddler.configuration.to.should eq :full
+      Griddler.configuration.from.should eq :hash
     end
 
     it 'warns when setting token' do
diff --git a/spec/griddler/email_spec.rb b/spec/griddler/email_spec.rb
index caa208de..239c3bd7 100644
--- a/spec/griddler/email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/griddler/email_spec.rb
@@ -317,45 +317,51 @@ def header_from_email(header)
       email: 'bob@example.com',
       token: 'bob',
       host: 'example.com',
+      name: 'Bob',
     }
-    @address = @hash[:email]
+    @address = @hash[:full]
+  end
+
+  it 'extracts the name' do
+    email = Griddler::Email.new(to: [@address], from: @address).process
+    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(name: 'Bob')]
   end
 
   it 'handles normal e-mail address' do
-    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: [@address], from: @address).process
-    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: @address)]
-    email.from.should eq @address
+    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: [@hash[:email]], from: @address).process
+    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: @hash[:email], name: nil)]
+    email.from.should eq @hash[:email]
   end
 
   it 'handles new lines' do
     email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: ["#{@address}\n"],
       from: "#{@address}\n").process
     email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: "#{@address}\n")]
-    email.from.should eq @address
+    email.from.should eq @hash[:email]
   end
 
   it 'handles angle brackets around address' do
-    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: ["<#{@address}>"],
-      from: "<#{@address}>").process
-    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: "<#{@address}>")]
-    email.from.should eq @address
+    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: ["<#{@hash[:email]}>"],
+      from: "<#{@hash[:email]}>").process
+    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: "<#{@hash[:email]}>", name: nil)]
+    email.from.should eq @hash[:email]
   end
 
   it 'handles name and angle brackets around address' do
-    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: ["Bob <#{@address}>"],
-      from: "Bob <#{@address}>").process
+    email = Griddler::Email.new(text: 'hi', to: [@address],
+      from: @address).process
     email.to.should eq [@hash]
-    email.from.should eq @address
+    email.from.should eq @hash[:email]
   end
 
   it 'handles multiple e-mails, with priority to the bracketed' do
     email = Griddler::Email.new(
       text: 'hi',
-      to: ["fake@example.com <#{@address}>"],
-      from: "fake@example.com <#{@address}>"
+      to: ["fake@example.com <#{@hash[:email]}>"],
+      from: "fake@example.com <#{@hash[:email]}>"
     ).process
-    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: "fake@example.com <#{@address}>")]
-    email.from.should eq @address
+    email.to.should eq [@hash.merge(full: "fake@example.com <#{@hash[:email]}>", name: 'fake@example.com')]
+    email.from.should eq @hash[:email]
   end
 end
 
@@ -443,6 +449,7 @@ def header_from_email(header)
         host: 'example.com',
         email: 'some-identifier@example.com',
         full: 'Some Identifier <some-identifier@example.com>',
+        name: 'Some Identifier',
       }
 
       email.to.first.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
@@ -477,6 +484,50 @@ def header_from_email(header)
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'from = :hash' do
+    it 'returns a hash for email.from' do
+      Griddler.configuration.stub(from: :hash)
+      email = Griddler::Email.new(params).process
+      expected_hash = {
+        token: 'joeuser',
+        host: 'example.com',
+        email: 'joeuser@example.com',
+        full: 'Joe User <joeuser@example.com>',
+        name: 'Joe User',
+      }
+
+      email.from.should be_an_instance_of(Hash)
+      email.from.should eq expected_hash
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'from = :full' do
+    it 'returns the full from for email.from' do
+      Griddler.configuration.stub(from: :full)
+      email = Griddler::Email.new(params).process
+
+      email.from.should eq params[:from]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'from = :email' do
+    it 'returns just the email address for email.from' do
+      Griddler.configuration.stub(from: :email)
+      email = Griddler::Email.new(params).process
+
+      email.from.should eq 'joeuser@example.com'
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'from = :token' do
+    it 'returns the local portion of the email for email.from' do
+      Griddler.configuration.stub(from: :token)
+      email = Griddler::Email.new(params).process
+
+      email.from.should eq 'joeuser'
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'processor_class' do
     it 'calls process on the custom processor class' do
       my_handler = double