First-ever National Love and Marriage Day, presented by Bria, returns Dave & Carrie Kerpen to the Coney Island ballpark where they married 20 years ago — with 1,594+ couples, a bridal fair, a singles bar, and special guest officiants.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty years ago, Dave and Carrie Kerpen stood at home plate before a Brooklyn Cyclones game and said "I do" in front of 7,000 cheering fans — at a wedding paid for entirely by sponsors that raised $25,000 for the MS Society and made headlines from The New York Times to ABC World News Tonight, CBS, and CNBC. On July 8, 2026 — their 20th wedding anniversary — they return to the same Coney Island ballpark, now Maimonides Park, to attempt to break the Guinness World Records™ title for the largest marriage vow renewal ceremony, alongside more than 1,500 other couples.
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