Non Sappy Father of the Bride Gift

My dad (and mom actually) are the same way and it took me forever to think of something. For holidays and birthdays I always gift them gift cards to Amazon or one of their favorite restaurants. I wanted to do something that was a bit more special that they could keep, but not be dumb cheesy. My mom told me over and over again she didn't want jewelry (since he has a ton of very nice and expensive jewelry already).

In the end I got them a custom Christmas ornament that would be a keepsake, but then also added a big gift card to Mastros for a dinner. I figured it was best of both worlds haha.

Wood Engraved Ornament

My dad is the same way--if he wants something, he buys it, and he wouldn't use any of the 'traditional' gifts of cuff links, etc. I ended up getting him a personalized Tervis tumbler that had "Father of the Bride" (Tervis has a cool decal that says this) on one side, and his first name and the date on the other.

Maybe something tech related he doesn't know about or wouldn't think to buy? My father in law likes tech stuff, he loves his drone and drone accessories. Last Christmas we got him a smart sprinkler system, and this year we are going to get him a smart blind set and smart light bulbs. I'm sure he would buy them if he saw them, but doesn't sit around researching them so he wouldn't know. For his birthday we paid for his year long Ring (smart doorbell) subscription. I've also seen a smart garage door system that was pretty cool. For my dad, he is the same and would buy himself stuff if he wanted it. We do have a "I loved you first" kind of relationship, but I don't get him sappy gifts for holidays (I probably will for the wedding). Some random gifts we have gotten him in the past include a telescope, a phone attachment for his telescope, a margarita machine, and a pair of cowboy boots.

I'd probably go with a gift voucher for dinner at a nice restaurant or tickets to a show/sports game/whatever he's into and a card to write any sentimental stuff in

I’m not sappy like that either with my father and he doesn’t dress up or anything. But he loves to BBQ and I’m sure he has bbq equipment already but I got him a custom craved bamboo case with five grilling tools the front of the case has custom engraving they also had it to where you could engrave the handles of the tools

I got all of the dads a mug like this. This is my dads. I also got him a handkerchief that is sentimental, but I wanted a gift they would laugh about/ a keepsake. I think parents are different than getting WP gifts. It's fine to get them one to use for your wedding, or that has wedding info on it. Also the mugs were only about $16 each on etsy!

Also please forgive the poor quality. The pics were taken off of a video