There was the summer of cupcakes. The year of cheese towers. Several seasons of pick’n’mix stations, a good few whisky bars, many a naked cake and a strange blip involving doughnut walls.

Now, as your wedding invites stretch out ahead of you like a string of home-made bunting, rinsing your bank account for the rest of 2017 and probably beyond, we can tell you exactly what to expect from the food and drink at any upcoming nuptials.

Five trends have been on the rise over at Pinterest, with keen brides and grooms pinning cakes, booze ideas and foodie themes with abandon.

Without further ado, we present the top five trends in wedding food and drink, based on the increase in saved pins over the past year.

Guests, get ready, and happy couples, get inspired...

1. Drip cakes (+437%)

The top 5 food and drink trends you’ll be seeing at weddings this year