R&B First Dance Wedding Songs

One of the hardest things to figure out when planning your wedding sometimes can be what song to use for your first dance.  Some couples may already have a favorite song with some kind of significance to it, but others of us have to figure out what the perfect song will be.  Not to mention, beautiful new love songs come out all the time so it can be tough.  So I've decided to list a few great R&B love songs that can be great for the first dance with your honey! :)
This list includes old  and new skool songs.  In case you haven't heard the song before...just click on the song title to check it out!

The Point of It All  by Anthony Hamilton (this was our first dance song...BEAUTIFUL lyrics)
Spend My Life  by Eric Benet & Tamia
Smash Into You  by Beyonce
For You  by Kenny Lattimore
Here and Now  by Luther Vandross
All My Life  by KC & Jojo
We Must Be in Love by Pure Soul
Love  by Musiq
Stay with You  by John Legend
Endless Love  by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Endless Love by Mariah Carey & Luther Vandross
Here I Stand  by Usher
Ribbon in the Sky  by Intro
You Complete Me  by Kelly Price
With You  by Tony Terry
Never Let You Go by Faith Evans
Dangerously in Love by Beyonce
Love of My Life by Brian McKnight
You by Jesse Powell
Gotta Be by Jagged Edge
Happily Ever After by Case
When I First Saw You by Jamie Foxx & Beyonce
I Believe in You and Me by Whitney Houston
Crazy Over You by 112
Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This by Will Downing & Rachelle Ferrell
Nothing Even Matters by Lauryn Hill & D'Angelo
At Last by Etta James
Unforgettable by Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole
Everytime I Close My Eyes by Babyface
So Amazing by Luther Vandross
After All is Said and Done  by Beyonce & Marc Nelson (Best Man soundtrack)
The One He Kept for Me by Maurette Clark Brown (This is a gospel love song....we had someone sing this as I walked down the aisle...the words fit our story so perfectly! Love this song!)

A few other songs I LOVE are:
So Beautiful  by Musiq
Always  by Pebbles
He Loves Me by Jill Scott
Be Without You by Mary J Blige
Sweet Love by Anita Baker

Celeb Baby Showers!

Today I'm featuring a few celeb baby showers with cute themes! Check out the pics and get inspired! 

Tisha Campbell-Martin's Baby Shower









Kim Porter's Baby Shower




Tracy Mourning's Baby Shower




Check out Kourtney Khardasian's super cute dress she wore to her shower and her FABULOUS invitations that were sent out to guests!

My Thrift Store Find

So one of my favorite things I used to love to do is going "thrifting"! You'd be amazed at some of the finds you can get at a thrift store especially furniture.  Its definitely a hit or miss type of thing but sometimes you get lucky!  Last Saturday, I decided to go check out what was there since I hadn't been in quite awhile. I was specifically looking for a chair I could paint and reupholster.  BINGO...found one! It was only $10 and they gave a 25% discount on all furniture that day so I only paid $7.95!

Here is the chair the way it looks now.  As you can see, its a basic wood chair with faux leather covering the seat cushion.  Stay tuned to see how I update this chair!!

I'm thinking of doing something funky but I may keep it basic! lol
We shall see! :)

Beautiful Blooms

One of my favorite floral design & decor companies is Beautiful Blooms in Philadelphia, PA! The owner, Donna O'Brien, and her team creates the most amazing arrangements and event decor!! I would LOVE to work under her one day...hint hint...maybe she'll read this :)

Anywho, they have a great blog showcasing alot of their work so I have decided to feature some of my favs. There are way too many pics to highlight everything I love but here are some. Check them out and get inspired!! :)

I absolutely love this centerpiece design! Its so striking and unique!




The pics below are from a Bat Mitzvah they did:






The pics below are from a weddings they did here in the Philly area:









For more info about Beautiful Blooms, check out their website here

IM BACK!

Hey guys!
I'm finally back after a much needed week long vacay! We took a roadtrip from Philly to Charlotte to Atlanta to Alabama to Virginia then back to Philly!! Needless to say, we are tired of driving!! But it was a super fun trip and we had a blast!!

Stay tuned for updates later on tonight and the rest of the week! I'm currently working on things for my bestie's bridal shower next month! I cant wait to share all the pictures and stuff with you guys but because she sometimes reads my blog...I won't be able to post anything until after Aug 7! lol

Have a great week!!!
Nneka

Stepping Out on Faith: Kendra G

Today's Stepping Out on Faith feature is on my girl from college, Kendra G! Currently, Kendra is a radio personality for Philly's 100.3 The Beat.

Passion: Entertainment

As a young child growing up in Connecticut, Kendra always knew she wanted to be a star! She knew for sure she wanted to be involved in the entertainment industry, she just didn't know in what capacity.

After graduating from Hampton University with a degree in Marketing, she knew a 9-5 job wasn't for her.  She worked in her field for one week and then quit! It was then she decided that she would rather die than to not try to pursue what she really wanted to do.  Shortly after, Kendra ended up getting a job at a radio station in Connecticut making $7 an hour.  It was a risk but she truly felt it would pay off in the end.

Looking back, Kendra remembers how hard it was at one point.  She wasn't making any money, her mother was struggling, and she couldn't help her.  At that moment she thought about putting her dreams aside and get a good paying job with a major company to help her mother out.   She prayed about it and for the first time she heard GOD speak.  Kendra says she heard Him ask, "Do you trust me?"  She answered "Yes!" then heard a voice say "Keep walking then."  That was a moment she will never forget!!  She has been walking in that ever since and hasn't looked back.  Kendra says her life is GREAT now and it will only get better!

When asked what the best part of stepping out on faith has been, Kendra says, "That's tough! I live a dream life!  I get paid to interview celebrities, party, and wear fabulous clothes! It's amazing! BUT if I had to choose a moment then I will say when I met Janet Jackson....that was my first dream as a child! So that was amazing! Surreal...I'll never forget it! And I have it all on video tape! That's actually the moment that all my other dreams would come true because meeting Janet Jackson let me know that anything was possible."

For anyone out there ready to step out, she advises to go for it!  "That's what life is about, pursing your GOD given passion! I say go for it like you have nothing to lose, don't have a back up plan! Just work towards what you want to do!!" says Kendra.

In the future Kendra plans to get into television.  She wants to produce and host a couple of show ideas she has.
Lastly, Kendra shares, "Keep GOD first and everything else will fall into place."
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VOTE for Kendra to get her OWN show on Oprah's new network!
http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=17554&promo_id=1


Nominate Kendra as a Guest Co-Host for a day on Regis & Kelly!
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/contests/cohostsearch10/index.html

For more info on Kendra, check her out at http://www.kendrag.com/ !

Have a Great Holiday Weekend!

Hey guys!
I'll be taking a mini vacay so I wont be posting until next week sometime. Have a blessed holiday weekend! :)