Canon 135L for weddings

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Ok so I'm looking at this lens for my wedding work and just wondered if anyone uses this and how they find it (whether there are limitations in low light situations in the church etc?). Can't really find anything bad about this lens but would like to hear from anyone who uses this all the time at weddings. Already have the 35L which I love, and have a Sigma 70-200 so have that area covered, but since getting the 35L I can see how people get addicted to the optical quality! Thanks
 
Limitations in low light?? It's f/2.0, awesome ultra sharp lens but I've never used it for weddings... I suppose it depends whether you have full or cropped sensor...
 
I had this lens recommended to me on a wedding training course.
The tutor said it was great focal length for shooting at the end of the isle but I have not tried it myself.
That was used on a 1ds mark ii
 
Any reviews and opinions I've seen on the 135L seem to be glowing. It's one of the lenses on my to get list. Some of the pictures I have seen with it are absolutely stunning, and you'll be fine in low light.
 
too long in my honest opinion, especially for the aisle shots. I'd go for the 70-200 2.8 which is just too good to pick over the 135L
 
i've rented one as i've toyed with the idea of using it for weddings too. got to be honest i think its too long and inflexible for most of the day. aisle shots (as mentioned) and maybe shots of the couple alone it would be awesome for (possibly speeches too depending on where you were) but it would be pretty inflexible especially if you were in a cramped venue. If you've got tons of space it would be better.

I read somewhere the bokeh on a 70-200 f4 isn't far different. I use one of these wide open and love it (for outdoor shots pretty much) and then an 85 f1.8 for indoor stuff which works nicely on a full frame.

I carry a 40d with me too so I can whack the 85 on that which is pretty much the same focal length as 135 as another option again.
 
The wedding i did on the weekendi didnt use this once. however i used the 85mm on my 50D which equates to the same focal length and found it very useful. It never left my 50D and the 5DII had the 24-70!
 
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