Amazon Simple Email Service : Developer Guide

//sample code for php-sdk SES example
<?php
// If necessary, modify the path in the require statement below to refer to the  
// location of your Composer autoload.php file.
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Aws\Ses\SesClient;
use Aws\Exception\AwsException;

// Create an SesClient. Change the value of the region parameter if you're  
// using an AWS Region other than US West (Oregon). Change the value of the
// profile parameter if you want to use a profile in your credentials file
// other than the default.
$SesClient = new SesClient([
     'profile' => 'default',
     'version' => '2010-12-01',
     'region'  => 'us-west-2'
]);

// Replace sender@example.com with your "From" address.
// This address must be verified with Amazon SES.
$sender_email = 'sender@example.com';

// Replace these sample addresses with the addresses of your recipients. If
// your account is still in the sandbox, these addresses must be verified.
$recipient_emails = ['recipient1@example.com','recipient2@example.com'];

// Specify a configuration set. If you do not want to use a configuration
// set, comment the following variable, and the
// 'ConfigurationSetName' => $configuration_set argument below.
$configuration_set = 'ConfigSet';