How much to spend on parents gifts?

We are getting small keepsakes for the rehearsal dinner then after the wedding we are going to give them canvas pictures of us from our wedding day.

ETA: so probably about $150ish a couple?

I guess that makes me a bad bride lol. I did not buy a gift for my mother or his parents. NONE of them helped what-so-ever and he is not even close with his mom.

For my dad, I wasn't thinking about cost but more so sentiment. I found a pic of him dancing with me at his wedding (to my step mom) then I made sure the photographer specifically sent me at least the one great shot of me n him dancing. So he got his gift a week late but he LOVED it. I put the 2 pics in this frame.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=18462060&RN=88&

He cried when he opened it..

Thats a cute idea! My parents are the gift card type so it would have to be for a certian dollar amount, but do i give more to the parents that actually contributed to my wedding or all the same?

I would say only give gifts if they are contributing to your wedding, but that is just my opinion. If they aren't contributing to the wedding, I definitely wouldn't give as much money/as nice of a gift as I would if they did contribute.

Glad you asked this question...we have a similar dilemma. FH parents are split and neither one has offered to help, not so much as help with planning or DIY projects. My parents are hosting the rehearsal dinner. We are planning on getting my parents a new BBQ with utensils/goodies/etc (so about $200) but I'm stumped on what to get his parents or how much to spend on each of them??

Good luck figuring it out!

If you are giving the GMs something to do with their wedding day attire (cufflinks or a watch) and your fathers are wearing tuxes, you could get them the same. Mothers can be given necklaces to wear on the wedding day. Otherwise, something sentimental or hankies or something is always good. That's what we're doing for our parents, followed by photos with us after the wedding.

Were doing flasks for gm gifts so maybe we can give those to the dads too. My mother is paying the most for our wedding so I want to get her something nice but will feel bad if the other parents notice that she got more than them.

We are spending around $40 each. FH is in charge of the Dads and hasn't picked anything out yet. I am taking care of a gift for his mom and my stepmom (my mom is not part of my life). I got them super cute personalized totes from Etsy and am filling them with lotions from B&B, a pedicure kit and DIY chalkboard painted wine glasses.

I don't really like the idea of budgeting parent gifts based on their wedding contributions. That seems more like a transaction than a gift IMO. H and I figured that our parents raised us, that's contribution plenty whether they paid for parts of the day or not.

I don't think it has to be something expensive. Most parents probably want something sweet/sentimental or some kind of keepsake instead of a schmancy gift. At least that's how my parents are.

We are getting our parents a night at a local bed and breakfast (approximately $200).

We are getting these picture frames you can customize with our wedding day and name for our parents. That way it's not just something that's here and gone, but it can be a lasting memory. Plus these frames have beautiful background options so they will be great since my mother is picky about decor! Yay for being done with another wedding plan! I attached a few so you don't have to go to the website. But if you want one.... here's the site.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MemoryScapes