How do you shoot a no flash wedding ceremony w/o the pictures turning out all grainy

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and full of noise? I was a 2nd shooter for a wedding on saturday and some of my pictures from the ceremony and reception(really dark in there) are grainy. My ISO was only on 100 and i had a 1/8 shutter and 4.5<~~ 1 image example. I know I had the settings wrong for that shot, but that's just an example.
I'm just curious how to get good clear shots in a low light, no flash situation.
I do have a few very good shots, but they looked a little bright on my LCD so I brought everything down. And they're a little dark(still repairable), but very noisey and stuff.
Yea, I was working with 2 kit lenses and a 35mm(which every shot w/it turned out great).
I am working on getting a 2.8 lens just $$ was a little tight before the wedding. I have another wedding coming up on August 8, in which case i'm hoping to get a bunch of new stuff and learn them by then.
But yea, I did use a tripod the entire time of the ceremony... but not for the reception as shots were all over and sometimes wouldn't have time for setting up and weaving in and out of people w/trip(od).
 
Raise the ISO. More noise, yes, but a noise can be removed in post processing and blur is forever. Noise is also increased by underexposure, especially if you lift the levels in Photoshop. Some sensors are better with noise than others, my D300 is much better at ISO 1600 than the D80 at 800.

You need a faster lens. In a dark church f/4.5 won't cut it. Then you have to be careful with DOF, but for the ceremony often there is no choice. The reception shouldn't be a problem, flash is usually allowed there, and the ambient is sometimes (although not always) brighter as well.
 
ISO 100 pics shouldn't be grainy only very dark. The noise will enter when you set the ISO up.

Camera 101: In low light you need a wide aperture and long exposure times. You'll need a tripod.
 
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