Sandi
Wedding: 5/5/12
My bridal party and I had such a wonderful experience with Mindy Whalen. She did such an incredible job and really exceeded my expectations. Everyone looked stunning on my wedding day. And, last but not least, Mindy is hilarious and fun! You will truly enjoy hanging out with her and feel completely at ease.
Mrs. H
Wedding: 12/9/11
Mindy did a phenomenal job on my wedding party. She did the hair for my bridal party including three little girls who actually sat still long enough to let her do her work and didn't once complain, because she is so good at what she does. She worked under an extremely tight timeline due to unexpected events that day and by time she got to me (last) she was just as calm and a pleasure to be around which kept me calm. She is able to recreate any hairstyle you can imagine. I had pictures for what I wanted for all of my girls and they all turned out looking just like the pictures did. She is in my opinion the BEST of the best and a joy to have part of your wedding day!
Rachel D.
Wedding: 11/5/11
I loved working with Mindy!!! She did amazing job and exactly what I wanted!! I would recommend her to any bride.
Carolyn
Wedding: 9/17/11
Mindy was absolutely fantastic to work with! We had so much fun at my wedding hair trial and on the day of the wedding! I really felt like she understood what I was looking for! I even changed my mind about my hairstyle at the last minute but that didn't frazzle her in the least! She has great suggestions and really listens to her clients. She is extremely professional and very talented! All the girls loved their hair!!! Hiring Mindy and Nicole (Happily Ever After LLC) together is a treat too!!!
Maria
Wedding: 9/10/11
Mindy was a joy to work with and she did such an amazing job on my hair! I actually liked my hair much better on the day of the wedding than during the trial. We had so many laughs during the trial and on the day of the wedding. She did my hair, 5 bridesmaids, my mom, and mother-in-law. At the last minute two family members wanted to get thier hair done, as well and Mindy was great about adding two extra people. Mindy came all the way to Ocean City and was able to come to the wedding site, which was such a convenience. I would highly recommend Mindy to anyone.
Shaggy
Wedding: 8/20/11
Mindy Whalen did an excellent job with my bridesmaids updo's on my wedding day (8/19/2011). She was very professional, prompt and open to the girls suggestions. She had her daughter come help curl the hair, to make the process move along faster. Her price was great too. I highly recommend her if you are looking for someone to do updo's.
Caro and Alex
Wedding: 8/6/11
Mindy rocks!!! She replied to my initial email even though she was away on vacation, letting me know that she was open for my date. I showed up for my trial at her home in Baltimore armed with a handful of photos and my hair accessories. We chatted briefly about my wedding's aesthetic and the look I was going for (victorian / garden party / vintage) and then she cheerfully went to work. In 20 minutes, she had created a perfect updo for me!
She showed up right on time on the day of my wedding and proceeded to do my hair as well as 4 attendants, my mom, and my mother-in-law. Everyone looked so elegant and beautiful, and the styles held up all day in the MD summer steam heat. Mindy is a really sweet, fun, laid-back person who does truly gorgeous work! My updo lasted all day, even with my baby-fine never-holds-a-curl hair. Even in 98 degree, just-after-a-thunderstorm, 99% humidity, even with all of the dancing and jumping and posing and running around. I would recommend Mindy to anyone, she loves her job and it shows!
Amy
Wedding: 10/15/10
It was truly an honor to have Mindy do mine, and my girls hair for my wedding. We told her what we wanted, and she executed ALL of our styles. She played around with all of our textures and lengths to suggest what she thought was best. Ultimately, we choose our styles and each one looked JUST like the picture we wanted. I can speak for ALL my ladies when saying we would recommend Mindy for any event. Her friendly attitude, great spirit and awesome talent really won us over!! GREAT job Mindy, my photos will endlessly be beautiful, thanks to YOU :)
~Amy Shelton
Mrs. P
Wedding: 10/2/10
Mindy is AMAZING! She is super sweet, very easy to work with and she does fantastic work! She is professional, prompt and very well prepared. She came on-site to do my hair, my bridesmaids' hair and our mothers' hair. She works very quickly, but still does quality work. We actually had her do two extra girls' hair and she still finished everyone's hair perfectly on time. I would absolutely use Mindy again in a heartbeat!
Amandacrow
Wedding: 7/23/10
Mindy did an amazing job with the entire bridal party! She truly listened to what each person asked for and made it happen, she was very open to feedback and was a truly joy to have in the bridal suite. Mindy can to our hotel room, which was an amazing stress-savor. She brought everything she needed and more in order to do everyone's hair. My mom and mother-in-law were aprehensive about having their hair done but convincing them to give it a shot they were both THRILLED!!!!!!!! Everyone's hair held up perfectly throughout the night, despite the extreme heat and hopping dance floor! We booked Mindy and Nicole together and we had an awesome time and amazing look when they were done! I highly recommend Mindy to any bride looking for a funfilled, stress-free wedding day!
Kelly
Wedding: 11/27/09
I loved my hair and it held up even in extreme winds! Mindy was great. She came to my house the morning of the wedding and was able to do the entire bridal party as well as my hair. It was much more relaxing to me than having to go somewhere and wait around and the prices were comparable if not better.
Kimberly
Wedding: 10/4/09
Perfect! Hair trial went seamlessly. Followed through on wedding day. Stayed in place the entire day and into the evening. Mindy was quick and efficient getting everyones hair done. She also worked with a variety of hair types from short and fine to long and really thick without any issues.
Karen & Kevin
Wedding: 9/19/09
I love this woman! She's incredibly nice, down to earth and really listens to whatever visions you may have about your wedding day look. Between me (the bride), my bridesmaids, mom and flower girls, we had 8 'dos' to do the morning of our wedding and Mindy was fabulous. We even finished slightly ahead of schedule! I absolutely loved my hair the day of our wedding and I'm still getting compliments today. Every single strand stayed in place the entire day and it still looked perfect at midnight. I highly recommend Mindy!
JVoe
Wedding: 8/29/09
Mindy did a beautiful job with my hair and also my bridesmaid and mother's hair. Everyone looked gorgeous and the hair do's stayed in place all night long. She also works quickly, on the day-of we finished with time to spare!
Abigail
Wedding: 6/20/09
Mindy was great!! I'm new to the Baltimore area and I'm so lucky to have found Mindy. She did a great job on me, my bridesmaids, my mom and the two flower girls! Everyone's hair looked amazing! The flower girls updos were so age appropriate and stayed up all night (which is a major accomplishment for a two year old!). I'd recommend Mindy to any bride!
Kim
Wedding: 5/1/09
Mindy does a great job! She is very easy going and experienced. She came to my hotel room and did 8 girls up do's with no sweat. You will be very pleased with the results.
Beth and Dan
Wedding: 12/27/08
I found Mindy pretty late in the process because the first salon I booked (Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa)gave me a second degree burn on my cheek. She was very flexible with me and the wedding party and let me book the hair trial during Christmas week. She did a great job on all of our hair. She worked quickly and the hair all stayed in place even with the major wind we faced during our pictures. I would highly recommend her to everyone!
Cara
Wedding: 12/26/08
Mindy did my hair for my wedding in December 2008. I found Mindy through my makeup artist, Nicole Palermo. I saw some of her work on Nicole's website and loved her sample up-do's so I immediately felt confident that she would give me the look I had in mind. Because of some last minute problems, I did not have time to do the typical trial run but I figured I'd be OK because I knew what I wanted and knew Mindy did plenty of styles like what I had in mind.
On my wedding day, Mindy quickly and efficiently worked her magic and I ended up with the up-do of my dreams. It was gorgeous, the back was stunning and it looked incredible the entire day without me having to do a thing to it. I could not have been happier with Mindy's work. And she is one of the nicest people to work with, I was so stress-free the morning of my wedding - knowing I was in such good hands for hair and makeup had a LOT to do with my relaxed state of mind. Thank you Mindy for giving me gorgeous hair on the most important day of my life :-)
Ellie
Wedding: 11/2/08
Hi, Ladies:
My name is Ellie Gordon. I have been married for a little more than one month!! Our wedding was beautiful. I'll post reviews on other vendors soon, but wanted to get this one on Mindy's site first! I knew that planning a wedding would involve changes and stress, and joy. The day of our wedding was no exception. The one place that DID NOT cause stress was having my hair done by Mindy Whalen. She brought her tools, experience, suggestions, and most of all, her kindness and sense of humor to alleviate the tension of the day!! My hair, and my bridesmaids hair were absolutely beautiful. I asked Mindy for suggestions on some styles that I had found, and she worked with me to find just the right one. She made us look beautiful. I recommend Mindy for your hair on your special day. She will bring to life the beauty that you have on the inside with what she does with your hair. Take care.
AutumnBride08 and Chuck
Wedding: 10/25/08
Mindy arrived on-time and did an absolute fantastic job on all of our girls! We ended up having more girls than I originally contracted with her but she was very flexible and ended up styling hair for 13 girls! One of my guests said that I was a "Walking Commercial for Aqua Net Hair Spray." Despite hurricane like winds and torrential rains my hair remained perfect the entire day. All thanks to Mindy. I would highly recommend her.