New Orleans, and the best wedding present ever

I spent this past week in New Orleans for a conference, and had a great time eating lots of delicious food and marveling at all the beautiful wrought iron balconies. But, the best thing that happened by far was the wedding gift my colleagues gave me (since this was the last time we'll all be together before I get married):

This gives me a whole new idea about how to wear my hair on the big day...