Parents of the groom gifts?

He can get gifts for his own parents and you can get gifts for yours.

You could always do something generic like with a monogram

I got his mom a bracelet and his dad a hunting knife with his name and title and date of wedding

Although it is customary to give parents pictures of your wedding in an album or frame, until this recent trend it has never been the usual thing to give both sets of parents gifts. If parents give you money for the wedding, a sincere letter thanking them is called for. But presents have never been required or expected. You can do it if you want, nothing stopping you. But if you do not want to, just don't do it. Your FI can express his feelings by you two or just him spending time with them, and maybe giving gifts, on the parents two birthdays, on mother'sday , father's day, and their anniversary. Doing it at wedding time too is not required. Recently, brides have often been giving gifts to BM when they ask them, giving items while getting ready, little gifts from the bride at bachelorette parties, and none is a traditional thing. Don't feel you need to do it because someone else did. Reality TV, which is scripted to please advertisers, (it is not real, ) has recently added all these expectations of giving gifts every time you turn around. The gift and novelty industry profits greatly. But it reminds me of little kids or again in teen years, girls and boys giving a stream of little gifts to everyone around them, hoping that the presents will make people like them. Now and then an unexpected present is nice, for anyone. But when someone is an endless Pain in the backside, why go out of your way to give them gift? . . . You need to be polite to your FIL. And observe their birthdays and special occasions. But extra gifts when you in fact have no good feeling - NO.

You could get something that says "thank you for raising the man of my dreams" It's sorta sentimental but not saying that they've been loving or supportive.

I agree with Caytlyn. At first I wanted to get something sentimental for both my parents and he get his parents something. We decided I would get mom gifts and he get the dad gifts. I did a embroidered handkerchief for his mom. We aren't that close either but I kept it focused on FH in the wording. It says something along the lines of He would not be the man he is today without you. Thank you for trusting me with a piece of your heart. Seemingly I hated the whole "raising the man of my dreams" saying because I think it's crap lol. Anyone could dream up the perfect relationship and perfect person but perfect doesn't exist. I figured the wording I chose was still nice but not too mushy regarding hers and my relationship, which isn't that close.