Just for my Nikkah last month, my mom gave my mother in law a suit and gold & diamond earrings which pissed me off to no extent because my saas only brought a suit and a perfume set for my mom. In addition to that, my mom gave my hubby's dadi gold earrings as well, my fil got a whole suit, polo shirts, shalwar kamiz, wallet, perfume set, etc etc and my hubby's 2 brothers got the same stuff as well. In addition to that, all the ladies who came from their side got suits, clutches, perfume sets.
OMG same here! my mom went crazy. Shay everything you mentioned my mother did it too. my MIL got gold set and diamond earrings. not to mention my hubby's whole khandan was here from UK and there were around 30 ppl!!! My mom didn't get anything in return. when ever i think about it i get soooo pissed off! I kept telling her to stop but she won't listen to me and my mumani was saying the same thing your khala said.