The cocktail hour or “pre-funk” portion during your wedding reception is an excellent time for your guests to mingle, enjoy drinks and appetizers and, of course, AMAZING MUSIC. As experienced wedding DJs, the music is our top priority.
Whether your guests are traveling from the ceremony location to the reception location or just walking a few feet over, it’s definitely the beginning of the “party” portion of your special day.
R&B music is your dear friend at weddings and I’m excited to share with you my top song picks for an r&b wedding cocktail hour playlist. If you’re wanting r&b music for your cocktail hour, start creating your list with a few of these songs…
10 R&B Cocktail Hour Songs For Your Wedding
1. Angie Stone – “My Man”
You want to keep the energy levels up in the room, this one will surely have your guests movin’.
2. Usher – “Something Special”
You also want to make sure the songs are relevant to the occasion, Usher says it best here.
3. Goapele – “Closer”
You can’t go wrong with this Goapele track, it will definitely smooth things out a bit while keeping the energy levels up.
4. Jeremih – “X’s And O’s”
This is a great one if you are looking to go the more modern route on your music choices.
5. Mary J. Blige – “Everything”
She the undisputed queen of hip-hop soul, you have to have her in the mix somewhere.
6. Ginuwine – “In Those Jeans”
You and your guests won’t be able to resist singing along to Ginuwine’s catchy track, “In Those Jeans”.
7. The-Dream – “Shawty Is A 10”
This one too!!!
8. Michael Jackson – “You Rock My World”
Only if you guys are really rockin’ each other’s worlds.
9. Zapp & Roger – “Slow & Easy”
Now we’re getting into all time classic r&b music with this Zapp and Roger oldie but goodie.
10. Bobby Valentino – “Just Me & You” feat Raphael Saadiq
Bobby Valentino did a great job remaking this hit originally done by Tony! Toni! Toné!
I hope this list gets you off to a great start for the planning of your perfect r&b cocktail hour playlist. Let me know what other r&b songs should be on this playlist. Make sure you check out upbeat wedding music ideas.
R&B Wedding Cocktail Hour Playlist
Here are all of the songs in a playlist format for you to easily listen to them all…
If you need some more help with putting together your own r&b wedding cocktail hour playlist, let me know and I’d be glad to help. Contact us now!!!
