Haircut for the Groom during the Omer
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Question
A groom (Ashkenazi) getting married on the night of Lag BaOmer, when can he get a haircut for the wedding, and can the guests also get haircuts?
Answer
The custom among Ashkenazim is to get a haircut only from the morning of Lag BaOmer. However, in pressing circumstances, it is permitted from the night, and for this reason, it is also permitted to marry from the night. Therefore, guests can be lenient and get haircuts at night for the wedding but not before. However, the groom himself, since he is already at the hall, can be lenient and get a haircut from midnight (according to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi, shlita, in accordance with Siman 551).