This is an excellent antique silver dealer who has managed to transfer a large proportion of his stock online. Choose the type of piece you think you might like to give and then browse what’s on offer. The pictures are all beautifully clear, there are several views for each product and there’s all the information you need but not too much (antique dealers can get carried away, but not here). Delivery is included in the prices quoted.

This is a very attractive website offering (you guessed it) lots of ideas for weddings including jewellery and tiaras for the brides, a wide selection of favours, gifts for pages and bridesmaids and well priced and attractive wedding gift suggestions. Everything is beautifully photographed, the website is easy to navigate and you can use their Wish Mail service to send yourself (or someone else) a reminder if you've seen something you really like.

There's a very wide range of silver gifts here, from inexpensive silver plate to lovely sterling silver hallmarked pieces. Prices go from around £20 to £500 so you have a lot to choose from, including traditional sterling Armarda dishes and tumbler cups to contemporary glass and silver ice buckets, candlesticks and bowls. They offer an engraving service, express delivery (you need to call them for this) and they'll ship Worldwide.

Waterford Crystal is one of the world's most beautiful collections of of crystal, combining superb quality traditional glassware with modern collections, incorporating the work of designers such as John Rocha and Jasper Conran. The Gift Finder here will lead you to some exquisite glass bowls, vases and wine glasses plus many more ideas. They’ll ship worldwide and offer a gift wrapping service.

Unlike a lot of wedding list suppliers, Onslow and Ridley offer free delivery of your gifts throughout the UK. To start with they'll send you a copy of their ‘memory jogger’. This is a list of everything you may want to consider putting in your wedding list. They'll then give you as much or as little help as you want in compiling your wedding list. They are based in Scotland, which may or not be perfect for you to visit. If not you can call them and ask that they send their brochures out to you so you can see if you'd like to keep your list with them.

At Purple and Fine Linen their pure linen tablecloths, placemats, napkins and runners are designed to offer a contemporary look of timeless luxury and simple elegance and there's a range of gift ideas from Classic Plain white tablecloths and napkins to quirky Designer styles, Double Damask Irish linen and antique design ranges. You can have your order shipped worldwide and choose from their standard and express UK service.

Harrods are adding more and more products into their online store and most of them they’ll ship Worldwide. They include silver and glass, decorative accessories, food and drink and although of course the range is nothing like as wide as their Knightsbridge store there are some excellent gift ideas here at a range of prices. Delivery takes up to two weeks and you need to allow longer for overseas orders, of course.

Going round the shops looking for a different wedding gift (when you don't want to buy into the Wedding List) is sometimes very difficult because classic gifts may well clash with what's already been chosen. Here you'll find some new and clever design ideas including unusual cheese knives and servers, hammered stainless steel bowls and plates and table accessories such as hammered sugar and olive bowls, wine buckets and vases. To order you need to call or email. They also offer a Wedding List service.

Here's another website where you can find a totally unique kind of present. At Albumania you design your own photo album, box file, guest book, wine book, address book or diary. You just download a photograph (digitally), choose the colour of binding and ribbon, all online and then you can see exactly what the cover of your book will look like. While you're ordering you have the option of adding extra pages and adding a ribbon tied card with your personal message. All the books are gift boxed and take about two weeks.

If you're looking for a really special present then have a browse round this seriously good online gift retailer offering hand-made British craftsman designed silver, decanters, vases and bowls, photograph frames and many more ideas. Prices for gifts range upwards from £65 to over £1000 and there’s a wide selection at under £200. There are some quite unusual ideas here that you’ll be hard put to find anywhere else. They offer worldwide delivery, gift wrapping and express delivery

You'll find some very traditional sterling silver gift ideas here plus some more unusual items, such as their Olympia silver and crystal candlesticks, glass and silver matchstrikers and churn wood and silver salt and pepper mills. Almost anything here would make a perfect wedding present although with some of the different ideas you're less likely to clash with a formal wedding list. Many of the pieces can be engraved, they'll ship Worldwide and offer an express service in the UK.

You can find parts of this wonderful French cutlery range in some cookware and department stores but you can browse the full range online, which includes high quality and attractive boxed sets of steak knives, cheese knives, salad servers and full cutlery sets. Everything is beautifully made and totally unique and would make an excellent gift. They offer worldwide delivery and an express Chronopost service within Europe.

The Langford family has more than 70 years experience in silver and was a founding member of The London Silver Vaults in the 1940s. On their website you can choose from a wide range of contemporary and antique silver including some extremely unusual pieces. Langfords is a specialist in silver cutlery and made-to-order commissions - they can make almost anything in silver. Engraving and beautiful packaging are just two of the services on offer as is a bespoke wedding service including china and crystal.