A couple of weeks ago, Jenn Casselman and Dustin Bosch got married atop the home team dugout at Arizona's Chase Field. The bride wore white. The groom wore a dark Diamondbacks jersey, shorts and a baseball cap. The in-laws were thrilled?

"They thought it was awesome," Jenn said of her parents. "It was the first major league baseball game they ever saw."

Jenn says the ballpark wedding was the groom's idea. (Shocking, I know.) "We were looking at something kind of private and quiet," she said. "Then he said 'Let's look into having it at a baseball game, instead.' I said that we would look into it and if it works, we'll go for it."

Say this about a woman who agrees to be married at a ballpark: Why are all the good ones taken?

If a ballpark seems like an odd place for a wedding, it shouldn't. After all, ballparks are often described as modern cathedrals, so why not get married in one? More importantly, some of the happiest moments of our lives take place at stadiums.

And I'm not talking only about weddings. In an increasingly polarized culture, ballparks remain the one place where communities regularly unite in celebration.

Here's just one of hundreds of examples I could cite: Edgar Martinez doubling home Ken Griffey Jr. in the 1995 division series at the Kingdome, which inspired so much joy in Seattle that people there still smile at the memory. (I'm one of them.) This is how the late, great Dave Niehaus shouted his call of that play: "Lined down the left-field line for a base hit! Here comes JOY!"

He probably meant, "Here comes Joey Cora," who was the lead runner. But either way, he was right.

Life is good when a walk in the park is also a walk down the aisle. (Or, in the case of Jenn and Dustin Bosch, a walk to the top of the D-backs dugout.) L.M. Parr/Arizona Diamondbacks

Joy is why we go to ballparks, even in Pittsburgh or Kansas City or Houston or Seattle. As Boston fan Laura Ryan told me for a story on the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, "Honestly, I have a T-shirt that says, 'Fenway Is My Happy Place.'"

Ballparks ARE our happy places, and those good feelings are what this new column, "A Walk in the Park," is dedicated to.

Every month or so, I will write about stadiums, from major developments (such as the renovations at Wrigley or the pursuit of new stadiums for the Rays and Athletics) to minor ones (such as new concession items). An equally important part will be thoughts and opinions about our stadiums, both what we love (San Francisco's McCovey Cove, Wrigley's ivy walls and Fenway's Green Monster) and hate (beer prices everywhere). There will be rankings on the best and worst views, concessions, seats, prices, player perspectives (such as Torii Hunter's thoughts) and more.

I've been to 50 major league baseball stadiums, including every current ballpark, as well as many more diamonds across the globe. I've offered my opinions many times at ESPN.com, and I will continue to do so. But this column will be about your views, as well. This column will be a forum for your photos, videos and opinions. I want to hear about your good times as well as your bad times at the ballpark, and I'll share my experiences with you, too.

For example, after the Boston Marathon bombing, there was much speculation about what it means for security and safety at sporting events. This is understandable. Whenever there is a publicized attack or shooting somewhere, I often wonder when such a horror will take place at a ballpark. I wonder why something like the Boston attacks doesn't happen more often at sporting events.