Wedding Photography Tips Please

[twinkerbell]

In comparison to a lot of you folk here on the forum, I'm definately a beginner photographer.

In a month or so I've been asked to photograph a friends wedding. They don't want to use a professional and don't really want 'pro-style' photos - more candid ones which capture the moment.

While I can take great landscapes & macro photos, I'm still learning about photographing people :?

Does anyone have any great tips or links on the web to help me out?

Also, I am ready to purchase a new lens for the 300D, and as I take a lot of macro photos, I thought I'd head in this direction. I've been advised to purchase a 50mm f/2.8 or ~100mm f/2.8 (Brand either Tamaron or Sigma). Does anyone have one or both of these lenses and which would you choose? I would also like to make use of it for portraiture as I'm told this is quite effective.

Thanks in advance!
:D

[Big_B]

Never tried it so I can't actually offer any advice. However this question comes up frequently so try searching for 'wedding help'. Here's a couple to get you started:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39297&highlight=wedding+help

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39158&highlight=wedding+help

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=38583&highlight=wedding+help

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37369&highlight=wedding+help

[Jon]

I have the Tamron 90 mm macro, and it's a very nice lens. You'll find (if you haven't already) that the longer focal length macro will give you better (longer) working distance than a 50 would. On a 300D that might be a little long for inside portrait work, however. The "norm" in 35 mm portraiture is 85 mm, which would be 50 on the DR with crop factored in.

[RichardtheSane]

Get the 100mm macro, and buy the canon 50mm F1.8 II

Best of both worlds (I didn't vote :) )