The Rusty Pelican - Tampa

Here at the Rusty Pelican we have nearly 20 years of experience making every party an event to remember. From the moment you sit down and talk with one of our professional wedding consultants to the last guest leaving, every detail will be planned to perfection.

We offer private rooms that can accommodate from 20 to 400 guests! From that intimate dinner party to a large social cocktail party! Four of our rooms have breathtaking panoramic sunset views of Tampa Bay. Choose from our extensive menu list or have our Executive Chef create a menu especially designed for your unforgettable day.

The Rusty Pelican looks forward to extending our warm hospitality and ideal atmosphere for your future event. Like a great love story, the Rusty Pelican has stood the test of time and will always be here whenever you want to add a new chapter to your own love story. Knowing that you can return to the Rusty Pelican from this day forward promises that your beautiful wedding memories will last a lifetime.

Bald Head Island Resort

From the taste of salt on your lips after a morning swim, to the wonder of a night sky undiluted by city lights, Bald Head Island offers a wedding experience you just couldn't have anywhere else. Charming wedding cottages are located in a variety of delightful settings. And all are, at most, just minutes from the beach.








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Across the island are many lovely settings for weddings, including:
Bald Head Island Chapel
Old Baldy Lighthouse Grounds
Atlantic Ocean beaches
The Common at Cape Fear Station
Harbourside PavilionShoals Club Presentation Deck

Do men and women cheat for different reasons?

Do Men and Women Cheat for Different Reason?
If you're exposed to any form of American media, you may think that everyone is having an affair. The news is full of celebrities, athletes and politicians caught with someone other than their spouses. In prime time, you can watch the Desperate Housewives commit adultery, then flip the channel and find the Mad Men doing the same thing. Romance novels feature illicit trysts, and much of country music would have gone unwritten without someone's cheatin' heart.
Is infidelity the norm? Scientists know of only a few species that are completely sexually monogamous; one such species is the Diplozoon paradoxum, a flatworm that fuses to its partner until its death [source: Angier]. Even in animal species that practice social monogamy, such as birds that raise their broods in pairs, sexual monogamy is not the norm. A male bird may be raising a brood in which 10 to 30 percent of the offspring aren't his own [source: Barash].
But here's one case in which humans aren't emulating the birds and the (assumedly frisky) bees.