21 R&B Wedding Cake Cutting Songs To Share A Bite Of Love

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The wedding cake is one of the main features of wedding receptions. It is so much more than dessert servings after the main course. The cutting of the wedding cake symbolizes the first task a bride and groom perform together as husband and wife.

Just as the first dance symbolizes the first dance as a married couple. For those who love R&B music style, enjoy my list of R&B wedding cake-cutting songs.

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Rhythm and blues, commonly referred to as R&B, is a music style that combines Pop, Blues, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Gospel, and Jazz. The mix of Soul with R&B makes it the perfect pairing with wedding music.

Included in our list of R&B cake cutting songs are mostly current songs not overplayed, or even played at all.

So, if you want songs more unique to you, you will find the below from just artists like Arika Kane, Shaliek, and Will Downing. However, if you like the R&B classics, we have you covered too including Sade, Four Tops, Foundations, and Nat King Cole.

Spotify R&B Cake Cutting Playlist

R&B Wedding Cake Cutting Songs

Antidote – Nao feat. Adekunle Gold

Released in 2021

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

It’s incredible, I put you on the pedestal
I mean, oh, you’re magical
You are special
You changed my life, it’s a miracle
I’m in love, you already know

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Love Somebody – Rotimi

Released in 2020

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Until you love somebody
Like one, two, three
Trust me you haven’t lived
Until you love somebody

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Falling for You – Alex Harris

Released in 2020

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

every day got me feeling brand new
crazy bout the things you do
every day I keep falling
can’t resist
I’m falling for you

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Nest, read R&B dad-daughter wedding dance songs.

When You Love Somebody – Robin Thicke

Released in 2019

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

‘Cause when you love somebody, and need somebody
No need to fight it, so help me help you
Love somebody, and need somebody, we’ll be somebody
So help me help you love

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Find Someone Like You – Snoh Aalegra

Released in 2019

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

I’ve been waitin’ my whole life, to find someone like you
Find someone like you
Maybe I, I want this, I want this to last forever
Maybe I, I want this, can we make this last forever?

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Beyond – Leon Bridges

Released in 2018

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

She might just be my everything and beyond
Space and time in the afterlife

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Today I Do – Tamia

Released in 2018

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Crowded room
But my eyes are only on you
Can’t take ’em off
‘Cause I’m watching my dreams come true

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Wonderful – Arika Kane feat. Kmelz

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

If I could show you
how much I love you I would

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Check out R&B favorites for the ceremony and reception.

I’m Blessed – Charlie Wilson feat. T.I.

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Ask me how I’m doing
I’m blessed, yes
Living every moment, no regrets

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Loved By You – Mali Music feat. Jazmine Sullivan

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Yes, it’s so good, yah
To be loved you
Oh you know and I talk to you
It’s so good, good
To be loved by you

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My Love – Shaliek

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Everyday my praises go up
‘Cause I know you’re a blessin’ that came down
The future’s lookin’ bright for us
Promise me you’ll stay around

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Every Kind Of Way – H.E.R.

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

I’ll never get up
Stay here forever, babe
It don’t get no better than this
Your kiss

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My Forever – Tamar Braxton

Released in 2017

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Cause my forever is you
No wonderin’ who I’ll be with
Its like I’ve always known who
Boy my forever is you

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Why I Love You – MAJOR.

Released in 2016

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

I found love in you
And I learned to love me too
Never have I felt that I could be all that you see
It’s like our hearts have intertwined into the perfect harmony

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Birthday Cake – Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown

Released in 2011, R&B

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

It’s not even my birthday
But he wanna lick the icing off
I know you want it in the worst way
Can’t wait to blow my candles out

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Halo РBeyonc̩

Released in 2008

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Don’t fly me away
Don’t need to buy a diamond key to unlock my heart
You shelter my soul
You’re my fire when I’m cold
I want you to know
You had me at hello

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Because of You – Ne-Yo

Released in 2007

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

I’m so strung out on you
I can barely move, but I like it
And it’s all because of you

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The Sweetest Thing – Lauryn Hill

Released in 1997

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Ooo baby just to hear you speak
Makes me argue just to see
How much you’re in love with me
See like a queen a queen upon her throne

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This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

Released in 1975

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Hugging and squeezing, and kissing and pleasing
Together forever throughever whatever
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you and me

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Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations

Released in 1968

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

Why do you build me up
(Build me up)
Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down
(Let me down)
And mess me around

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I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Four Tops

Released in 1965

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

When you snap your fingers
Or wink your eye
I come a running to you
I’m tied to you, baby
And there’s nothing I can do

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Listen to a list of wedding cake cutting music in all genres.

L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

Released in 1964

Most Meaningful Lyrics:

L is for the way you look-you lookin at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very very extra-ordinary, now
E is even more than any anyone that you adore can

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