Git Hitched
Git Hitched is a free, open-source wedding website that couples host themselves and can adapt to their plans.
What Git Hitched is
Git Hitched is a free, open-source wedding website that couples host themselves and can adapt to their plans. Guests enter a shared invite code, then can respond by household to each event they are invited to, including meal selections and dietary notes. The system also records children and childcare requests, with admin views organized by age group and event. For event planning, admins can assign guests to tables, change seating with drag-and-drop, and export plans to Excel. Hotel rooms can be booked through Stripe Checkout; admins can oversee reservations and issue refunds. The administration area includes RSVP and attendance reports, guest and invitation management, bulk email, CSV import, and hotel booking controls. Couples can also configure content pages, branding, events, email, and which pages are visible. Invitations, RSVP notices, reminders, and booking emails can use configurable providers such as SendGrid or Postmark. The template uses Ruby on Rails and includes deployment configuration for Render and Kamal. It is licensed under MIT.
Good
- RSVPs can be managed separately for each invited event.
- Seating assignments can be adjusted and exported to Excel.
- Admins can manage hotel bookings and issue refunds.
- Content pages, branding, and emails are configurable.
Watch out
- Guests need a shared invite code to access the site.
- Admins use HTTP basic authentication.
- The example hotel setup uses a configurable 30-room block.
Who it suits
It suits couples who want to host and customize a wedding site while managing invitations, event responses, seating, and hotel bookings themselves. It is also a fit for users comfortable with a self-hosted template.
Verdict
Git Hitched brings guest responses, seating, childcare tracking, and hotel administration into a customizable wedding website. Its self-hosted template approach is suited to couples prepared to configure and run their own site.
Plans and prices
From Git Hitched's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Git Hitched | Free | Open-source wedding platform · self-hosted · MIT license |
The facts
Each one read from Git Hitched's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access controls
- The site uses a shared invite-code gate, and its admin panel is protected by HTTP basic authentication.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Admin tools
- The admin dashboard includes RSVP and attendance reporting, invite and guest management, bulk email, CSV import, and hotel booking management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Childcare
- The app tracks children and childcare requests and includes a dashboard that breaks children down by age bracket and event.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configurable content
- The app includes nine content pages that can be edited and enabled or disabled through configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The repository describes the project as a template to fork and customize, including content pages, branding, emails, events, and page visibility.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The repository includes Docker-based deployment configuration and support for Render and Kamal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- The app sends invitation, RSVP, reminder, and hotel booking emails, with production delivery configurable for providers such as SendGrid or Postmark.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Exports and imports
- The app exports guest and seating workbooks and can import invites from a Google Sheets CSV URL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Guest access
- Visitors enter a shared invite code to access the site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Guest links
- RSVP emails include signed management links that the README says are valid for 30 days.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hotel bookings
- Guests can book hotel rooms through Stripe Checkout, and admins can manage bookings and issue refunds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Stripe for hotel payments, Google Sheets CSV import, and configurable email providers; Google Sheets export is described as a placeholder.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The product is presented as a complete wedding website for couples managing invitations, events, hotel booking payments, and administration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The example hotel booking configuration sets a 30-room block, with the room count configurable in the code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Git Hitched is an open-source, self-hosted wedding website built with Ruby on Rails.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RSVPs
- Household-based invitations support multiple guests, multiple events, per-event RSVPs, meal choices, dietary notes, and childcare requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Seating
- The seating planner supports event tables, guest assignment and adjustments, and Excel export.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Seating charts
- Admins can plan event seating, adjust assignments with drag-and-drop, and export seating plans to Excel.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The admin panel uses HTTP basic authentication, the site gate uses a shared code, and RSVP management links are signed and valid for 30 days.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Stack
- The listed stack includes Ruby 3.3, Rails 8.0, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, and Hotwire.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Fred Benenson’s website describes him as a builder-investor and says he is based in the East Village, NYC, and Topanga, California.checked 11 Oct 2026
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