Twenty years ago, at a ballpark in Brooklyn
On July 8, 2006, Dave and Carrie Kerpen got married at home plate at KeySpan Park — now MCU Park — home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Seven thousand strangers cheered. A scoreboard flashed their vows. Entenmann's served the cake. 1-800-Flowers handled the bouquets.
"We couldn't afford a wedding. So we sold sponsorships to one."
Their idea raised $100,000 in brand sponsorships and $25,000 for the MS Society — a creative marketing feat that became the founding story of Likeable Media, the company they would go on to build, scale, and exit for eight figures.
Twenty years later, they're back at the same ballpark. Same date. Same idea. Bigger purpose.
Because the work is the point
Three kids. Two careers. One company built and sold together. A podcast. A book. A new venture, In It Together, dedicated to helping ambitious couples stay connected.
Dave and Carrie have spent two decades learning what every long-married couple eventually figures out: love is not a feeling you keep, it's a practice you return to.
National Love and Marriage Day exists to honor that practice — with a night that's part celebration, part renewal, part reminder that a strong marriage is the most underrated competitive advantage in life.
This year, on July 8, 2026, we're making the founding moment public.
