For the Beverly Hills Baby Shower Registry, Function Beats Fuss

The best shower gifts skip the sentimental extras and go straight to what a new household actually uses. Tiny outfits and keepsakes still have a place on the registry, but the pieces guests remember giving are the ones that solve a real problem in those first weeks. For hosts building a registry or guests choosing a gift, that means favoring the practical over the decorative — a shift worth noting before the invitations go out.

With reporting from 100 Layer Cake.