The Ultimate List of R&B Wedding Songs For Your "First Dance" (60's - Present)
Last updated September 2017
Picking music for your wedding can be so much fun, especially if you love music. However, with the stress of planning your big day, you may inadvertently forget some really good songs. Well fear not, Black Nuptials is here!
Get inspired and check out the Black Nuptials' Guide to R&B songs for your "first dance". This list is a mix of some traditional and some rather nontraditional "first dance" picks but I'm sure you'll find something you love on this list.
Happy listening
In no particular order..........
Songs from the 60’s
When a Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
You're All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammie Terrell
At Last – Etta James
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
My Girl – The Temptations
La La Means I Love You – Delfonics
I Do Love You – Billy Stewart
Songs from the 70’s
Always and Forever – Heatwave
For the Love of You – Isley Brothers
Reasons – Earth Wind & Fire
Love Ballad – L.T.D
Make Me Say it Again – Isley Brothers
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire
Rock with You – Michael Jackson
The Closer I Get to You – Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack
Loving You – Minnie Riperton
I Do Love You – GQ (Billy Stewart Remake)
Roberta Flack – First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Stairway To Heaven – The O'Jays
Songs from the 80’s
Lady of My Life – Michael Jackson
You’re Latest, Greatest Inspiration – Teddy Pendergrass
Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder
All this Love – Debarge
If This Word Were Mine – Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn
Adore – Prince
Always – Atlantic Star
So Amazing – Luther Vandross
Can You Stand the Rain – New Edition
You Give Good Love – Whitney Houston
All I Want Is Forever – Regina Belle and James JT Taylor
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson
You and I – O’Bryan
You Are My Lady – Freddie Jackson
Songs from the 90’s
All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo
Every time I Close My Eyes – Babyface
For You – Kenny Lattimore
Here and Now – Luther Vandross
Love Ballad – K-Ci & JoJo (L.T.D. Remake)
Happily Ever After – Case
Nothing Even Matter – Lauryn Hill & D'Angelo
Believe in You and Me – Whitney Houston
At Your Best – Aaliyah
Joy – Blackstreet
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever – Maxwell
Inside My Love – Trina Broussard
Never Felt This Way – Brian McKnight
For You I Will – Monica
You Mean the World To Me – Toni Braxton
This Day, This Minute, Right Now – Mint Condition
Love U 4 Life – Jodeci
Forever My Lady – Jodeci
Share My World – Dru Hill
Kissing You – Faith Evans
Everytime I Close My Eyes – Babyface
Fortunate – Maxwell
I Gotta Be – Jagged Edge
Never Gonna Let You Go – Faith Evans
Lady – D'Angelo
On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
These Are the Times – Dru Hill
Beauty – Dru Hill
Songs from 2000 - Present
Incomplete – Sisqo
One Woman Man – Dave Hollister
Spend My Life With You – Tamia
Adorn – Miguel
This is Love – Kelly Rowland
At Your Best – Frank Ocean
Forever Mine – Andra Day
So Beautiful – Musiq Soulchild
Love on Top – Beyonce
All of Me – John Legend
Lost Without You – Robin Thicke
Step in the Name of Love – R Kelly
You Are – Charlie Wilson
The Closer I Get To You – Beyonce & Luther Vandross
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
Share My Life – Kem
Forever – Jaheim
By Your Side – Sade
You – Jesse Powell
XO – Beyonce
More than Wonderful – Brian McKnight
Love is You – Christte Michelle
Giving Myself – Jennifer Hudson
He Loves Me – Jill Scott
Angel of Mine – Monica
A Couple of Forevers – Christte Michelle
Love of My Life – Brian McKnight
Forever – R Kelly
Dave Hollister: Forever
So High – John Legend
You for Me (The Wedding Song) – Johnny Gill
1+1 – Beyonce
Real Love – Eric Benet
I Can't Stop Loving You – Kem
Beautiful Surprise – India Arie
Love All Over Me – Monica
If It Ain't Love – K. Michelle
Dangerously in Love – Destiny's Child/Beyonce
Marry Me – Jason Derulo
Forever Mine – Andra Day
The Point of it All – Anthony Hamilton (The Empire Version is great as well)
Never Felt This Way/ Butterflyz – Alicia Keys
Don't Change – Musiq Soulchild