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Wedding, Interview or Photo Day: The Grooming Timeline

Get your haircut 2 to 4 days before a big day so the edges settle and nothing looks freshly cut. Shape the beard at the same visit. Book a hot towel shave or edge up the day before or the morning of, and a facial 2 to 3 days out. Groups and wedding parties should book a week or more ahead.

Two weeks out

Book everything. Wedding parties especially: chairs fill up, and Saturdays are short.

Two to four days out

Haircut and beard shape. The fade softens just enough to look natural in photos.

Two to three days out

Men's facial, so any redness is long gone by the day.

The day before or morning of

Hot towel shave or a quick edge up for razor-sharp lines. Or do it all at once with El Presidente.

Quick questions

Can a wedding party book together?

Call the shop at (512) 953-9505 to line up several barbers at once.

By the barbers at Original Walker's Barbershop, North Austin. Updated 2026-11-06.