What in the world do I get my future in laws???

Mine are simple - a metal stamping of a simple sentiment - "Thank you for raising the man of my dreams"

FMIL will be a silver pendant and FFIL will be on a frame. At least at this point!

I saw the idea on ETSY

No idea what I'm getting my FMIL. She's exactly like me and I try to think about what I would want when one of my sons get married and the only thing that comes to mind is jewelry. I was thinking of getting her a mother's ring but idk if that's appropriate.

I'll also be framing a picture for both of our moms with a picture of all of us and a quote about two families coming together

I wanted to do a picture with all of this in it like Future Mrs. Coombs was saying, but can I wait until after the wedding to give them their gifts? Is that allowed? Or do I have to give them a gift at the wedding?

I've heard a lot of brides giving parent gifts after the wedding. Or if you guys have a co-ed wedding shower maybe take a picture with everyone there and then frame it?

I really wanted a whole family portrait to give to them. But i don't know how that's going to work since they are divorced... I don't know if they are going to want to hang a picture up with eachother's ex husband, ex wife in the picture. Honestly I don't think it will be a big deal with his mom or dad... but I know it will be a big problem with his step mom...

Ok.. So we are supposed to buy the parents/inlaws a gift? I had no idea, what if they are not paying for the wedding? I know you get something for the bridal party, but never heard of getting something for the parents before- then again, I have never been married before. lol But having been in a few weddings, I don't remember gifts to the parents.

Ah I totally forgot the divorced part. Maybe take two separate pics? One with mom and then one with dad and step mom?

There's always the option to ask step mom if it's okay with her to have a picture with everyone?

I got/made handkerchiefs for each parent (still gotta finish the ones I made!) with short sayings, so I can give it to them at the rehearsal dinner, when the bridal party get their gifts. I plan on making them each an album after the wedding also.

His step mom is legit crazy... She will act nice to your face and then say all this stuff after you leave. She does it with the whole family. So I really don't want to do anything that will cause any drama.

@Alicia, our parents are not helping us pay for the wedding either.. I just thought it was part of the wedding to get the parents a gift also.

@ Future Mrs. Coombs, I think we will just have to take different pics with each side... how unfortunate because I wish we could have one big family photo for their gifts.

They are getting the most fabulous present of all!! YOU!

Awwwwww, Harley Bride, you're so sweet!

Without having read any of the other comments, I will give you my opinion, as the MOB. I did not need, nor want, a gift from my daughter.

My ex-husband and I paid for the entire wedding and I paid for their honeymoon. I did not need a gift. The best gift her Dad and I received....the personalized thank you card she sent to each of us.

H and I couldn't figure out what to get our parents and both sets are getting an album as part of the photo package (that my parents paid for), so we decided to write each side a personalized thank you note and include that we will take them out to a nice dinner either near our house or theirs the next time we visit.

Its not something you NEED to do but we're doing it as a Thank you for everything you've ever done for us and being our moms.

I got my in laws a picture frame with our engagement picture in it. They have everything so I couldn't think of another gift.

I'm not getting them anything... my FMIL is a bitch to me and my FFIL hasn't done anything spectacular either. They aren't contributing to the wedding, in fact FFIL tried to sell us a car that would cost R30k to fix (he said he's giving us a special price) and FMIL hasn't treated me like a decent human being in years.

So they aren't getting anything.

We got my step father and FFIL an engraved buck knife since they both love the outdoors. FMIL collects swarovski, so we got her a rabbit holding forget-me-nots since she always says her other son will forget her now that he is married.

We got my dad an engraved pocket watch and my mother a hummel (thanks to a wonderful idea from here last week!).

I gave my parents and my husband's personalized wine labels that had a special poem on them from each of us. You can also customize them to be just for your Mother-In-Law or Father-In-Law if there have been divorces in the family. The loved them!!

The ones I used can be found on Etsy. The seller was great to work with and shipped out my labels the very next day. Highly recommend!

In-Law and parent personalized wine and champagne labels:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/GardeniaLabels?ref=hdr_shop_menu§ion_id=18897273