The Best Songs for an Interlude during the Wedding Ceremony

What are the best traditional and contemporary songs for an interlude of your wedding ceremony?


Interlude music refers to any music used during the ceremony. Sometimes, the music will take center stage as a soloist or musician plays a piece of music that has special meaning to the bride and groom. Other times, the interlude music will be used in the background of a religious ritual. However, for the purpose of this page, we will be focusing on songs that are actually sung during the ceremony. For instrumental and background pieces, go to either the page on Best Contemporary Instrumental Songs or Best Classical Instrumental Songs.

Music can be a great way to adjust the pace of the ceremony or add focus to a particular moment of the ceremony. Typically, you should plan to use no more than three solo interludes (non-background songs). Any more than that and you will interrupt the flow of the ceremony and be adding unnecessary length to the ceremony.

Interludes can add focus to a moment if they are used directly after that moment. The song will give your guests a moment to reflect on what has just occurred.

Interludes can also give you a moment to breathe before an important event. Immediately before saying your vows or exchanging rings is a good place a piece of music for this reason. It gives you a couple of minutes to review your vows (if you plan to recite them from memory) or review any notes you might have.

Finally, interludes can help transition from one event to another and fill in space where there might otherwise be silence, such as when the bride and groom sign the marriage certificate.

Below you will find some of the most popular pieces used during wedding interludes. For your convenience, we have included links to the sheet music on Sheetmusicplus.com as well as the CD on Amazon.com whenever available. If you are looking to purchase the mp3 or would like to listen to a sample, then click on either the Amazon, Rhapsody, or iTunes links.

Rhapsody provides both music subscriptions as well as individual mp3s for sale in WMA format and iTunes only provides MPEG-4 audio files for sale. However, Amazon does offer mp3s that are compatible with both Windows Media Player and iTunes. For more information about where to purchase music online, we provide it on our Music Downloads page or our Music Subscriptions page.

If you are looking for songs specifically for a wedding union ritual such as the lighting of the unity candles, we have created a special page for it titled Best Unity Ritual Songs.


A few songs you might consider for the interlude are:

  1. "A Moment Like This" performed by Kelly Clarkson
     Find it on:  Kelly Clarkson - American Idol - Greatest Moments - A Moment Like This   Amazon CD   Sheetmusicplus
  2. "A Whole New World" (Aladdin's Theme) performed by Peabo Bryson and Regina Bell
     Find it on:  Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - Aladdin (Original Soundtrack) - A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) [Soundtrack Version]   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  3. "And I Love Her" performed by The Beatles
     Find it on:  Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  4. "All My Life" performed by K-Ci & Jojo
     Find it on:  JoJo & K-Ci - All My Life / Tell Me It's Real - Single - All My Life   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  5. "Always" performed by Atlantic Starr
     Find it on:  Atlantic Starr - Rhino Hi-Five: Wedding Songs 1 - EP - Always   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  6. "Amazed" performed by Lonestar
     Find it on:  Lonestar - Lonely Grill - Amazed   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  7. "Amazing Grace" performed by LeAnn Rimes, Elvis Presley, and others
     Find it on:  LeAnn Rimes - You Light Up My Life - Amazing Grace   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  8. "Ave Maria" by Charles Gounod or Johann Sebastian Bach
     Find it on:  Barrymoore Chamber Orchestra - Bride's Guide to Classical Wedding Music - Ave Maria   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  9. "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
     Find it on:  A Brides Guide To Wedding Music - A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - Schubert: Ave Maria   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  10. "Because You Loved Me" performed by Celine Dion
     Find it on:  Céline Dion - Falling Into You - Because You Loved Me   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  11. "Bless The Broken Road" performed by Rascal Flatts
     Find it on:  Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today - Bless the Broken Road   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  12. "Breathe" performed by Faith Hill
     Find it on:  Faith Hill - Breathe - Breathe   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  13. "Bridal Prayer" performed by Beryl Quinton
     Find it on:  Beryl Quinton - Amazing Graces - Bridal Prayer   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  14. "Bist du bei mir" (You are with me or Be Thou with Me) from Anna Magdalena Notenbuch by Johann Sebastian Bach
     Find it on:  John Shrapnel - Johann Sebastian Bach Life And Works - Music: Stolzel: Bist Du Bei Mir   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  15. "Could I Have This Dance?" performed by Anne Murray
     Find it on:  Anne Murray - Anne Murray: Love Songs - EP - Could I Have This Dance   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  16. "Endless Love" performed by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross or Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
     Find it on:  Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - To Love Again - Endless Love   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  17. "Flesh of My Flesh" performed by Leon Patillo
     Find it on:  Leon Patillo - The Definitive Collection: Leon Patillo - Flesh of My Flesh   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  18. "For You I Will" performed by Monica
     Find it on:  Monica - The Boy Is Mine - For You I Will   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  19. "From This Moment On" performed by Shania Twain
     Find it on:  Shania Twain & Bryan White - Come on Over - From This Moment On   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  20. "Für Elise" by Beethoven
     Find it on:  Various Artists - The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe - Fur Elise   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  21. "Greensleeves"
     Find it on:  Various Artists - The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe - Greensleeves   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  22. "Grow Old With Me" performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter
     Find it on:  Mary Chapin Carpenter - Party Doll and Other Favorites - Grow Old With Me   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  23. "Hawaiian Wedding Song" performed by Elvis Presley
     Find it on:  Elvis Presley - Love, Elvis - Hawaiian Wedding Song   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  24. "Have I Told You Lately" performed by Rod Stewart or Van Morrison
     Find it on:  Rod Stewart - The Very Best of Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  25. "He Gave Me You" performed by Sierra
     Find it on:  Sierra - Sing Me to Sleep, Mommy - A Collection of Original Ballads and Lullabys - He Gave Me You   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  26. "Heaven" performed by Bryan Adams
     Find it on:  Bryan Adams - So Far so Good - Heaven   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  27. "Here And Now" performed by Luther Vandross
     Find it on:  Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross - Here and Now   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  28. "Household of Faith" performed by Steve Green
     Find it on:  Steve & Marijean Green - I Will Be Here: 25 of Today's Best Wedding & Love Songs - Household of Faith   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  29. "How Beautiful" performed by Twila Paris
     Find it on:  Twila Paris - 8 Great Hits - How Beautiful   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  30. "I Could Not Ask For More" performed by Edwin McCain
     Find it on:  Edwin McCain - Messenger - I Could Not Ask for More   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  31. "I Believe In You And Me" performed by Whitney Houston
     Find it on:  Whitney Houston - The Preacher's Wife - I Believe in You and Me   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  32. "I Cross My Heart" performed by George Strait
     Find it on:  George Strait - 50 Number Ones - I Cross My Heart   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  33. "I Do" performed by Paul Brandt
     Find it on:  Paul Brandt - What I Want to Be Remembered For - I Do   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  34. "(I Do) Cherish You" performed by 98 degrees
     Find it on:  98º - 98º and Rising - I Do (Cherish You)   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  35. "I Will Be Here" performed by Steven Curtis Chapman
     Find it on:  Steven Curtis Chapman - Greatest Hits - I Will Be Here   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  36. "In My Life" performed by The Beatles or Bette Midler
     Find it on:  Bette Midler - Experience The Divine: Greatest Hits - In My Life (LP Version)   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  37. "It's Your Love" performed by Tim Mcgraw & Faith Hill
     Find it on:  Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Everywhere - It's Your Love   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  38. "The Lord's Prayer" performed by Charlotte Church
     Find it on:  Charlotte Church - Charlotte Church: Voice of an Angel - The Lord's Prayer   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  39. "Love Me Tender" performed by Elvis Presley
     Find it on:  Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  40. "Love of My Life" performed by Jim Brickman
     Find it on:  Jim Brickman & Michael W. Smith - Jim Brickman: Greatest Hits - Love of My Life   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  41. "My Best Friend" performed by Tim McGraw
     Find it on:  Tim McGraw - A Place In the Sun - My Best Friend   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  42. "Only Time" by Enya
     Find it on:  Enya - A Day Without Rain - Only Time   Amazon CD   Sheetmusicplus
  43. "Panis Angelicus" (O God Of Life) performed by Josh Groben
     Find it on:  Josh Groban - Noël - Panis Angelicus   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  44. "Psalm 23" performed by Charlotte Church
     Find it on:  Charlotte Church - Charlotte Church: Voice of an Angel - Psalm 23   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  45. "Ribbon In The Sky" performed by Stevie Wonder
     Find it on:  Stevie Wonder - The Complete Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I (Disc 1) - Ribbon In the Sky   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  46. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flasck
     Find it on:  Roberta Flack - First Take - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  47. "The Prayer" performed by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli or Anthony Callea
     Find it on:  Andrea Bocelli & Céline Dion - Sogno - The Prayer   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  48. "The Rose" performed by Bette Midler
     Find it on:  Bette Midler - Best Ballads - The Rose   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  49. "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)" performed by Mary MacGregor or Peter, Paul, and Mary
     Find it on:  Peter, Paul And Mary - The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary - Wedding Song (There Is Love)   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  50. "There You'll Be" performed by Faith Hill
     Find it on:  Faith Hill - Pearl Harbor - There You'll Be   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  51. "To Make You Feel My Love" performed by Garth Brooks or Billy Joel
     Find it on:  Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 - To Make You Feel My Love   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  52. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" performed by Savage Garden
     Find it on:  Clueless - Billboard Hits V - Truly Madly Deeply   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  53. "We've Only Just Begun" performed by The Carpenters
     Find it on:  Carpenters - The Carpenters: The Singles 1969-1981 - We've Only Just Begun   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  54. "What a Wonderful World" performed by Louis Armstrong
     Find it on:  Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World - What a Wonderful World   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  55. "When You Say Nothing At All" by Keith Whitley, Ronan Keating, or Alison Krauss
     Find Keith Whitley's version on:  Keith Whitley - Don't Close Your Eyes - When You Say Nothing at All   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
     Find Ronan Keating's version on:  Ronan Keating - 10 Years of Hits - When You Say Nothing At All   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
     Find Alison Krauss's version on:  Alison Krauss & Union Station - Alison Krauss & Union Station: Live - When You Say Nothing at All   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody
  56. "Wind Beneath My Wings" performed by Bette Midler
     Find it on:  Bette Midler - Beaches - Wind Beneath My Wings   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus
  57. "You and I" performed by Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
     Find it on:  Crystal Gayle & Eddie Rabbitt - Great Wedding Songs - You and I   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Sheetmusicplus
  58. "Your Song" performed by Elton John
    Elton John sang this at his own wedding.
     Find it on:  Elton John - Elton John - Your Song   Amazon CD   Amazon mp3s   Rhapsody   Sheetmusicplus


The Best Wedding Song Music Line

For more ceremony songs, go to Best Wedding Ceremony Songs or select one of the pages below:


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The Best Wedding Song Music Line