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Lifeline · hitched.co.uk over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jul 24, 2025 · 1 registrant change since 2009 · last checked Oct 2, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described hitched.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“The definitive wedding planning site for wedding help and advice, wedding venues, wedding suppliers, the bride and groom, the best man, wedding speeches, dresses.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLCGoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLCJul 24, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026 (latest)Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC (IANA 3786) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 24, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 25, 2026
Registrant
Registrant recordsFeb 12, 2009 – Jun 26, 2026Registration records for hitched.co.uk are held from Feb 12, 2009 to Jun 26, 2026 (168 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: imdserve.comNameservers: imdserve.comAug 3, 2016 – Apr 9, 2020Registration records listed imdserve.com nameservers (ns1.imdserve.com, ns2.imdserve.com, ns3.imdserve.com…) for hitched.co.uk from Aug 3, 2016 to Apr 9, 2020.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53
Certificate
AmazonAmazonOct 9, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026 (latest)Amazon issued 3 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Oct 9, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 25, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 2, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 2, 2026
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described hitched.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The definitive wedding planning site for wedding help and advice, wedding venues, wedding suppliers, the bride and groom, the best man, wedding speeches, dresses.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Feb 12, 2009 – Jun 26, 2026Registrant: Registration records for hitched.co.uk are held from Feb 12, 2009 to Jun 26, 2026 (168 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 12, 2015Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 12, 2015. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 3, 2016 – Apr 9, 2020Zone file: Registration records listed imdserve.com nameservers (ns1.imdserve.com, ns2.imdserve.com, ns3.imdserve.com…) for hitched.co.uk from Aug 3, 2016 to Apr 9, 2020.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Registrant changeAug 12, 2015The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Aug 12, 2015. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2009–2026
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Aug 27, 2020 – Jun 26, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1269.awsdns-30.org, ns-136.awsdns-17.com, ns-1913.awsdns-47.co.uk…) for hitched.co.uk from Aug 27, 2020 to Jun 26, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Aug 27, 2020hitched.co.uk's nameservers moved from imdserve.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Apr 9, 2020 and Aug 27, 2020. Last seen at imdserve.com: Apr 9, 2020 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Aug 27, 2020 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 5 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
DigiCert Inc
Mar 5, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
DigiCert Inc issued 8 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Mar 5, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 8, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptApr 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 46 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Apr 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Aug 27, 2020 – Jun 26, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1269.awsdns-30.org, ns-136.awsdns-17.com, ns-1913.awsdns-47.co.uk…) for hitched.co.uk from Aug 27, 2020 to Jun 26, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 27, 2020Zone file: hitched.co.uk's nameservers moved from imdserve.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Apr 9, 2020 and Aug 27, 2020. Last seen at imdserve.com: Apr 9, 2020 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Aug 27, 2020 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 5 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jul 24, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC (IANA 3786) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 24, 2025 and most recently on Oct 2, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 25, 2026
Oct 9, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 3 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Oct 9, 2025, the latest valid until Mar 25, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 2, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 2, 2026
Mar 5, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 8 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Mar 5, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 8, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 46 certificates for hitched.co.uk from Apr 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 28, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
1 of 2 safety checks passed (Nov 1, 2026).
Registered 1997 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Nov 1, 2026)
Hitched.co.uk offers wedding planning help, ideas and venues
The definitive wedding planning site for wedding help and advice, wedding venues, wedding suppliers, the bride and groom, the best man, wedding speeches, dresses.
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Jul 1, 1997 — 29 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy Corporate Domains LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 22, 2026).
Authority 65/100— ahead of 65% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
65 is a percentile: higher than 65% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #34,913)+7
Verified continuity: 29.4 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+13
Model score: 33/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 65/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 72 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 72 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What hitched.co.uk said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
The definitive wedding planning site for wedding help and advice, wedding venues, wedding suppliers, the bride and groom, the best man, wedding speeches, dresses.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1997
Domain registered (Jul 1, 1997).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Hitched.co.uk offers wedding planning help, ideas and venues”