Is a 70-200mm lens suitable for?

I just bought a second hand Nikon 70-200mm VR lens but have since realised a fault with it & am returning it. After a bit of research I decided this would accompany my 12-24mm Nikkor nicely for wedding photography along with my 50mm 1.4G. However, looking at new lenses I've noticed the 85mm prime & the 24-70mm & am wondering if these might be better suited for those shots I'll be taking from the back of the church, out of everybody's way.

Thanks in advance for any advice you might have (I live about 10 minutes away from WarehouseExpress (WEX) so they're my primary source for all my camera goodies, seeing as eBay sellers can't always be trusted.)

Added (1). If any of you are on Facebook & have your work available to view I'd love to see some of it. My email address is J. Bales@live.com if anybody wishes to share their work or even email me a link to their site.

What camera bodies do you have? If you have a couple of full frame cameras then the 50/1.4+24-70 combo on one and a 70-200 on your second camera works as a potent combo.

On APS-C cameras, you should look at a 17-50 f2.8/17-55mm f2.8 to accompany a 70-200mm f2.8

Weddings. You are capturing memories for the couple. Don't go out of everybody's way. Take pictures as comfortably close as possible. The 18-55mm kit lens is the perfect lens for the job during the ceremony with a fast 50mm for better closeup portraits. Get the strongest flash you can afford and don't hesitate on using it.

Don't listen to the answer about the 18-55mm being ok. Standard kit lenses are such bad quality for professional use. You're ok in every day stuff but not when you have the pressures of a wedding on your shoulders. The 85mm is sharp as a tack, as is the Sigma 50mm f/1.4. The 12-24mm is good but don't you get barrel distortion at the wide end? That could mess with portraits. The 70-200mm will be great for compression. A friend of mine on Canon uses the 70-200mm f/4 and gets some beautiful shots. It allows you to get some distance for the reportage shots too. I don't think the 24-70mm or the 85mm will have enough stretch from the back of a church, so maybe the 24-70 on one body for wider shots incorporating the church and the 70-200 on another for closer crops?

Consider the quality you wish to achieve.

not long ago, wedding photogs used Hasselblads and Rolleis with prime Tessar or Planar lenses on slow fine grain film.

Nowadays, people are used to magenta error uploads of sub £50 kit lenses via digital sensors smothered in artefacts and noise.

If you are happy with cr*p and if your client is, well done. If you wish to be proud, consider quality. If you can't tell the difference, ignore me please.