Nah, if someone sends me HTML it gets parsed into plaintext and if it doesn't work I don't care what's in it. You want to send me a pretty document - feel free to send me an attachment or a link. HTML emails are always ridden with superfluous disclaimers and signatures not using the -- convention, they're a waste of time.
I sympathize, but I'd much rather somebody send me an HTML email than an attached Word document, which is the next likely candidate in most workplaces.