Spring Hostess Gifts

Inspired ideas way better than a bottle of wine. Plus, one very special collab dropping soon.

‘Tis the season for Spring holidays, celebrations, and visits with loved ones. If you’re lucky, you’ll get to be a guest more than a host, but that role always poses a different dilemma: What should I bring?

Maybe you’ve been tasked with a side dish, a dessert, or a bottle of bubbly. It’s great to be given some guidance, and pitching in with the meal is certainly helpful. However, none of these practical items really celebrates the hostess for all the time, energy, and hospitality that she has personally devoted to pulling off the event.

And no matter how emphatically she says, “just bring yourself!” never show up empty-handed. Make an effort to show your gratitude with a small token that’s just for her (or him, obviously, but really her).