It's that time of year and that time of life for weddings. Everywhere I look, whether it's on Facebook, Pinterest, or the magazine aisle of the grocery store, people are talking about their big day. Big deal.

Kidding. In truth, I love weddings. I love everything about them. I love drinking too much, eating too much, getting dressed up, and making up elaborate stories about myself to strangers . . .

That's not to say there aren't some serious speed bumps that single people are bound to encounter at any marriage ceremony -- be it orthodox or contemporary, large scale or intimate.

So here they are: the 10 things that all single people should come to expect leading up to and at the next wedding they attend.