Wedding with 430EX and XT?

[allenko]

A friend of mine was asked to shoot a wedding for a couple who cannot afford a lot of money. This friend has 20 years of experience in photography but never shoot wedding before. He wants to know if his equipment is adequate: he has only a Rebel XT and 430EX speedlite. Has any professional wedding photographers used these two combo before?

[Ronald S. Jr.]

Sure it is. The lens is the most important part. What's he got? I've used the XT for weddings before...I had a 580, though.

[tim]

If you're shooting for a friend as a favour with no intention to go pro then sure, why not. The photographer is the most important part of the system.

[chris.bailey]

20 odd years ago I shot my sisters wedding with a Pentax Spotmatic on Ilford FP4 and she still loves the album that I printed in a cupboard under the stairs. If you manage to capture moments that become lasting memories then the equipment is secondary.