Hair for a Special Affair

My makeup artist suggested Shanna who owns Hair for a Special Affair to do my hair for the wedding. The ladies had worked together before and Natasha assured me that Shanna was fantastic. After looking at Shanna's designs on her website, I knew I found the right person. She does such intricate curls in her updos...it's really beautiful.
I had a great initial consult with her and ended up changing my mind a few weeks before the wedding. Shanna was very flexible and assured me that it was not an issue. On the wedding day, she was prepare and ready to go. My hair design was a beautiful half up half down hair style that slimmed my very round face. A word of advice to future brides if you have thin hair like me and either a longer hair look or hair full of volume, consider getting clip-in hair extensions. Shanna gave me some advice on what type of hair extensions get and worked with them the day of the wedding. I loved my wedding day hair and it did not fall apart even through some crazy dancing at the reception.

Shanna was great! She got back to me quickly after my first email to her. At the trial she was flexible in letting me try two hairstyles I was deciding between, and gave me great advice as to which would look best with my veil and face shape. The day of the wedding, she arrived on time and was calm and friendly. Even when one or two of the people who needed to be at the hotel to get their hair done were a few minutes late, Shanna remained pleasant and professional. My hair looked wonderful and my curls held up all night through lots of dancing and an outdoor ceremony. She's also very quick and got done everyone's hair in time for us to do some extra pre-ceremony pictures. Would definitely use her again.

Shanna and her team were very flexable on the day of the wedding, letting me add additional people and services at the last minute and everyone was done on time! It was a pleasure to work with her.

Jackie from hair for a special affair was fantastic!!! she took feedback and changed anything you wanted. she was early and staid till we were ready to go. The only reason i gave flexibilty 3.5 stas is because once names are in the contract you still have to pay for them even if a service isnt preformed. Over all they did a great job and would recomend them.

Shanna did a wonderful job with my hair for my engagement photos and for my wedding. She styled my hair exactly the way I wanted. I wanted some brighter red highlights and she was weary of doing anything bold. You could hardly see the red tint. It's not exactly what I wanted but my hair looked gorgous either way. She also made the bridal parties hair look beautiful for the wedding and used her creativty when some of the bridal party didn't know how they wanted their hair. Her prices were competitive with other companies and just a little more reasonable. She deals directly with the customer, so it is very personal, it isn't a huge company where you talk to a different person everytime you call. Shanna is very polite. Shanna gets back to you right away and always confirms appointments. My Mom was stuck in traffic for hours for the trial and Shanna waited around and answered everytime I called to fill her in of the situation. She also stayed around after she had finished everyones hair to wait for my florist to put a flower in my hair. Part of her services include finding a make up artist and they are contracted through her. One less thing the customer has to worry about. Overall Shanna is awesome and helped make my wedding planning and day worry free.

Shanna and Jackie of Hair for a Special Affair did a wonderful job styling my bridesmaids, family, and me for my wedding last month. Shanna was extremely responsive via email and did an excellent job of confirming everything in writing, as well as planning out time for all of the services needed. She and Jackie arrived early and worked very efficiently, and no one having their hair or makeup done ever felt rushed. They still managed to finish ahead of schedule. Shanna was great at taking pictures of a few different hairstyles I liked and combining them into a style that looked perfect for me. Jackie was very careful and detailed with makeup application, stopping frequently to check and make sure I was happy with how it was coming. Shanna did a terrific job at helping each bridesmaid look unique- they all looked gorgeous with many different hairstyles. Jackie did my mom's makeup as well, and did a perfect job of making her look like a beautiful mother of the bride, not overly done up- my mom was so happy with how she looked. On top of all this, Jackie and Shanna are very sweet and easy to get along with, and really made the whole day of getting ready an even more fun experience for us.

Shanna was fabulous! Tara and Shanna work very well together. They both made sure I looked beautiful. They both have great personalities. I really enjoyed working with them and would recommend them to any one.

Shanna and Tara did an outstanding job on our hair and makeup for my daughter's wedding. They were efficient and professional. They arrived right on time at the hotel and accomplished everyone's hair and makeup right on schedule. I would recommend them for any special affair you need. Thanks again Shanna and Tara!

I reside in Wilmington, DE, but was married in Grasonville, MD. I found Hair for a Special Affair here on Wedding Wire. I could not be happier with my decision to contact Shanna. She responded quickly to my initial email and we scheduled a trial soon after, which was great since I planned my wedding in 2 months! I had my hair and my 12 year old daughter's hair done. Jackie was great! At the trial, we chose one style for my daughter, but ended up changing it the day of the wedding and Jackie was able to give her what she wanted without skipping a beat. I wasn't sure what I wanted done with my hair and she came up with a gorgeous wavy, style that was perfect, as well. She showed up at the house on my wedding day, on time and quickly got to work. She was an absolulte joy to work with. I highly recommond Hair for A Special Affair!

Shanna was AMAZING!!! She did an amazing job on everyone in the Bridal Party's hair & I will recommend her to anyone. I was so thankful to find her & again was so impressed on her professionalism & talent. She truly has a gift.

Shanna did such a lovely job on all of my ladies hair for the wedding, especially my mom's. I was really impressed with her skills. She was flexible and did the hair for a friend who wasn't on the contract at the last minute. She was also very professional and arrived right when she said she would. I would definitely recommend her for your wedding.

Shanna was great! She really listened to what I was looking for and delivered. I wasn't happy after my first trial and when I told her, she was more than willing to do a second one and keep going until I was fully satisfied. When my wedding day came, I could not have been happier with the final product. My bridesmaids and I got tons of compliments about our hair and how beautiful it looked.

Shanna from Hair for a Special Affair was absolutely wonderful. During my hair trial my mom and I were super impressed and could tell she was very adept and skillful at what she did. For my actual wedding, Shanna did my hair, my mother's hair, my sister-in-law's hair and, my cousin's hair. They all LOVED it. She was fast and sooooo incredibly skillful and friendly. I got compliments on my hair all night and it was gorgeous. I could not recommend Shanna enough.

Shanna and Jackie were amazing to work with! At my trial, I was immediately impressed with the way they listened to what I was asking for, their execution of my requests and their professionalism. Shanna was very responsive and helpful when it came to scheduling my trial and pinning down the details for the day of. On the day of my wedding Jackie did a fabulous job on my hair and my 5 bridesmaids. Not only did everyone look amazing; she was very efficient (finishing everyone’s hair by noon) and accommodating (my sister had trouble deciding on a style, so Jackie worked with her to modify and change her style until my sister was happy). Overall, I was very satisfied with my experience and would highly recommend Hair for a Special Affair to anyone.

i absolutely LOVED Shanna and Jackie from Hair for a Special Affair. Shanna not only worked quickly, but was so friendly. Just a lovely person to get dolled up with on my special day. The trial for hair and makeup was effortless making me realize their talent and gave me all the confidence in the world that they would do a great job for me and my girls on the big day. Both of them listened to all my wants and was open and flexible to change things up when needed. Shanna made my hair look amazing and I got so many compliments. Jackie was also great! She gave me the natural look I wanted, but at the same time my makeup looked glamorous and was comfortable. There was a lot of hugging, kissing and dancing and everything stayed put the whole night. I HIGHLY recommend both Shanna and Jackie for hair and makeup for any occasion. They made me and my bridesmaids and mothers feel and look great which is all you can ask for when you're the bride!!

Shanna at Hair for a Special Affair is the best at wedding up-do's! Her and her crew were very professional, giving me and my girls the best looking up-do's and makeup. My wedding was during the day so her team had to arrive at 5am to start hair and makeup! They were on time and ready to rock that early in the morning.
I thought she charged an appropriate amount for travel and the services themselves. She was ready and eager to bring the right products and the right equipment necessary for my big day.
She met with me 3 times before my wedding just to get my tricky do just right. I was very impressed with her attentiveness and willingness to meet me at anytime and to get my hair perfect.
Thank you Hair for a Special Affair, for making my wedding day start perfectly.

Great hair design! Highly recommend the services to any other brides!

Let me just say how thoroughly impressed I was with Hair For A Special Affair! In a short period of time, Shanna had all 9 of my bridesmaids looking picture perfect! Each of my girls had a vision of what they wanted to look like and she went above and beyond...they looked simply amazing! I can't express enough how grateful I am that Shanna cares so much about her clients and strives to make everyone look unique and absolutely beautiful!

Hair for a Special Affair made myself and my bridesmaids look beautiful for our big day! Shanna worked with me on multiple occasions to make sure she achieved the look I wanted for my wedding and the prices are the best around! She arrived on time and made sure that I was relaxed and comfortable during the entire process. She will go above and beyond to make sure that you are happy with your look before you walk down the aisle! I would highly recommend Hair for a Special Affair to anyone who needs a professional look.

I contracted Hair for a Special Affair for both hair and makeup services for my wedding. For this reason, I really have two reviews -- not one.

Hair: Shanna did a FABULOUS job on my hair and for all of my bridal party. She was on time, efficient, friendly and did beautiful up-do's in the time frame we had determined. For hair services, I would highly recommend her.

Makeup: This was an unfortunate situation. I had decided to use Hair for a Special Affair to also provide makeup services for myself and multiple family members and bridesmaids. The day of the wedding, we started our hair trial and the makeup artist was supposed to arrive an hour later. When the makeup artist still wasn't there after 45 minutes, everyone started getting frazzled, and we couldn't get in touch with her. As it turns out, the makeup artist was in a car accident the morning of my wedding and I was notified by text message that she wasn't going to be able to make it. I absolutely acknowledge that this was a freak occurrence-- however, what happened was disappointing. **Shanna did not have any back up makeup artists.** She called all of her contacts and no one could come. She suggested that we call the local Nordstrom's for help. Luckily we had someone arrive in a pinch, and I ran out to a different salon. Really very stressful and upsetting.

All of that being said-- Shanna did what she could to remedy the issue after the fact. However, I sincerely hope that since this event Hair for a Special Affair has established some kind of on-call system for their brides, and that they will have backup artists, because the unexpected happens.

Shanna is THE BEST! I had a wedding party with 11 bridesmaids and she was able to do all of our hair by herself and everyone loved their results. I've never seen a group of that many girls ALL happy with her hair. As the bride, I absolutely loved what she did with my hair. It was exactly what I was looking for and I knew it would be. My mom, best friend, and I went to see her for a trial run a few months ago, and within 5 minutes she had my hair exactly how I was picturing it. Also, her confidence and joy in what she does is very obvious and wonderful to see. I'd recommend Hair for a Special Affair to anyone!

Jackie was great! She did an amazing job on the bridal parties hair. She was fun and easy to talk to. It felt like I had one of my friends there doing my hair! We had so many compliments for our hair. I would highly recommend Jackie for any wedding!!

Shanna did a great job! She is very pleasant and easy to deal with!

Shanna completely exceeded my expectations for my wedding hair. I did not have time for a trial run, so I wasn't sure what to expect. She made sure she understood exactly what I wanted and made great suggestions. The end result was just incredibly elegant. And, she was friendly and sweet, which made the experience even better. I got tons of comments on my hair - and she also did an updo for one of my friends - it was amazing. I highly recommend Shanna - I feel like I really lucked out finding her. It made my wedding even better.

Loved it! I loved my hair sooooooooo much! So did my bridesmaids!

Shanna I just want to thank you for the beautiful job you did on my daughter Brittaney wedding . Brittaney and of her bridal party loved their. Thank you so much for coming all the way to Mifflinburg Pa to help make a special day for Brittaney and Alex Yoder

shanna did an amazing job on my brides maids hair and makeup. they all looked so beautiful thanks to her. i will definitely recommend her to others.

Shanna did a wonderful job. She had ideas for both myself and my bridesmaids and I was very pleased with her work. I would recommend her to anyone.

I was one of the first brides that they did an updo for. You would have never known it! Very professional. I showed her pictures of what I kind of wanted and she did it perfectly! Would absolutely reccomend to everyone!

Hair for a Special Affair always does a great job at making the entire bridal party look amazing! Their hair and makeup always stands out in the photos I take afterwards. They are fun, fresh and nice people to work with! I would recommend them to anyone!

Great customer service and skills.

Shanna! Let me be honest when I tell you it is hard to find a reliable hair stylist in Maryland and I am grateful that we work together. I love that we can bring our clients competitive pricing and most importantly every Bride I have recommended to Shanna from Hair for a Special Affair emails me saying, "Thank you so much, Shanna was awesome!" I will continue to refer my business to her and please email her and book your wedding! We may be able to see each other too! :D