Git Hitched vs The Knot Wedding Websites

Git Hitched is a free, open-source wedding website template built with Ruby on Rails for couples who host and customize it themselves. Guests enter a shared invite code, then RSVP by household for each invited event, including meal selections and dietary notes. The system records children and childcare requests, with dashboard views by age bracket and event. Administrators can manage invitations and guests, send bulk messages, review RSVP and attendance reports, import invites from a Google Sheets CSV URL, and export guest or seating workbooks. Seating tools support event tables, drag-and-drop assignments, and Excel export. Guests can reserve hotel rooms through Stripe Checkout, while administrators manage bookings and refunds. Invitation, RSVP, reminder, and hotel emails use configurable delivery providers such as SendGrid or Postmark. Nine configurable content pages, branding, events, and visibility settings support customization. Deployment configuration covers Render and Kamal. It runs self-hosted or on the web and is MIT licensed.

The Knot Wedding Websites gives couples a place to organize and share wedding information with guests. Its free templates span 100+ designs, many with coordinating wedding stationery, and couples can customize colors, photos, text and sections. Sections can cover event details, dress code, travel information and wedding party details. The site supports RSVP collection, including a custom page for guest details, and lets couples link registries from any source. Guest messaging is included in the free plan. The website integrates with The Knot mobile app and free planning tools such as the guest list manager and message templates. In the Wedding Planner app, couples can create and preview a site, edit themes and sections, upload photos, and choose which pages are visible. The Knot offers web, Android and iOS access. The free plan includes core website features, templates, RSVPs, registry links and guest messaging. A custom domain costs $39.98 a year, billed $39.98 for two years; a Premium.wedding domain costs $99.99 a year. Once registered, a custom domain cannot be changed without buying another at the standard price.