Wedding shoot coming up?
Although I plunged straight in to weddings (well I charged 'friends' next to nothing initially), in hindsight experience is the key - the more the better.
But in answer to your question a flash gun is a definite for an indoor wedding as well as a nice fast lens. I use a 18-200mm all rounder BUT rely heavily on a spare body (another must) with a 50mm 1.4G. In fact two of everything is good practice. Batteries in abundance too
Go to the venue before hand, take some test shots, work out any issues with lighting before the day. 
This is one of the most important days of their lives, please make sure you do all you can to provide perfect results and if you dont think you can then tell them, be honest and say you need more time to become a better more qualified photographer.
Dont get me wrong I believe anyone that wants to become a pro photographer deserves the chance but dont take on big important jobs before you are able.
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Shadowfixer1 wrote: If you have to ask this question, you don't need to be the primary shooter. Weddings ARE NOT EASY. Get familiar with your equipment and practice, practice, practice.
It is what it is.
Fourteen years ago a friend asked me to photograph his wedding. He wasn't a close friend, and looking back he probably didn't have a very good idea of the quality of my photographs. He just knew that I was into photography, and that his budget for the wedding photographer was a couple hundred dollars. I probably would have failed photo forum scrutiny as I only had old, obsolete, no frills gear and mainly shot landscapes, but it was before I'd found internet photo forums
. I advised him that I had no event experience to speak of, and he should hire a pro, but it just wasn't in the budget. The photos turned out pretty good! The couple was thrilled, and I had a good time. For a few years I did weddings now and then at the request of friends. I've been earning a living shooting weddings full time for the last seven years.I wish everyone would hire a pro to shoot their wedding, but sometimes that just isn't going to happen. It's either ask the buddy with a camera, or cell phone pics from the guests. I'd probably be more likely to trust the buddy with a camera over the random, way-too-cheap Craig's List ad.
photobod wrote: It scares me when people come on here and say they have their 1st wedding coming up "what do I need" or "what do I do", how on earth do you get the wedding in the first place, when I moved into weddings I made sure I researched all that was needed, then bought it and went on appropriate courses to make sure I produced the right results.
This is one of the most important days of their lives, please make sure you do all you can to provide perfect results and if you dont think you can then tell them, be honest and say you need more time to become a better more qualified photographer.
Dont get me wrong I believe anyone that wants to become a pro photographer deserves the chance but dont take on big important jobs before you are able.
Exactly.
If you're asking this question, I'd wonder if you're ready for this step.
As for the OPs question. Your current lenses aren't gonna be much good because of the variable aperture. While I've actually shot a wedding with a 28-300 (which has a variable aperture) I'd not recommend it because using a flash in manual mode (which is what you should be doing) is gonna mess up when the aperture changes, i.e. when you zoom. I could handle it because I've done many event shoots before. If you're just starting out, the constant adjusting might be above your head/abilities.
I suggest more experience and practice above getting new gear (sorry to sound harsh, but sometimes the truth hurts... don't mean to offend, maybe you're an excellent photographer with lots of knowledge/skills I dunno).
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