Wedding photography?

[coz_6]

Would an 18-55mm lens on a digital SLR be sufficient for photographing a wedding?

[Ara57]

It is too slow for a dark venue. The Nikon 18-55 is actually a decent kit lens, and will do fine if you have lots of light. If you have the VR version it will gain you maybe another stop. If you had a 50mm f/1.8 for low light you could get decent results provided you know what you're doing. For a professional, no, the 18-55 would be a poor choice to make a living with.

[geoffrey_0007]

Certainly, yes, because you have a normal lens, the 55mm, seen as the most acurate 1:1 reproduction of the real image (least distortion) and going down to 28mm, within your lens capability to give a nice wide angle (big family) shot. Long lenses are of little use at weddings.

[Richard]

Yes, but if you wanna best result. probably like 50mm prime lens, but you had to move around to get the shot, 18-55 work well, and IS or VR is even better. External Flash is a must in this type of situation.

[fhotoace]

Perfect ... don't forget to use your external flash to avoid "redeye".

[V2K1]

With flash, yes.

Without flash, the lens' small maximum aperture will force the camera to use a high ISO and this may cause excessive digital noise.

A 50mm f1.8 would be preferable in available-light situations.

HTH
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