30 Modern Upbeat Love Songs For A Happy Mood At Weddings
Love songs don’t have to be all lovey-dovey. You can have upbeat love songs during your wedding reception. In fact, we actually recommend upbeat love songs! No more snoozefests during cocktail hours or while the meal is being served to guests. You can choose to have a more lively themed reception with a happy tone. Select from one of our modern upbeat love songs for your wedding day.
When selecting love songs for your wedding, don’t only think about tempo. Also, consider the lyrics of the song. Break-up songs and songs about bad relationships are also considered love songs. Select love songs that are about being in love or loving another!
Lastly, our list of upbeat songs is not party songs or party starters per se. If you want party songs or dance songs for your reception, see our list of party songs. These are more mid-tempo songs to have as a background song or mood setter.
Modern Upbeat Love Songs
Late Night Talking – Harry Styles
2022, Harry’s House
‘Bout anythin’ you want until the mornin’
Now you’re in my life
I can’t get you off my mind
Dancin’ In The Moonlight – Chris Lane & Lauren Alaina
2022, Dancin’ In The Moonlight
And girl, I’m just feeling pretty damn lucky
Just watching you sway, yeah, I love the way you’re
Dancin’ in the moonlight
All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love) – Lauv
2022, All 4 Nothing
Eh, did you know that I never stop? No
Giving you everything I got ’cause I’m so
I’m so in love, I’m so in love
sun and moon – Anees
2022, sun and moon
Girl, you’re everything between
A lot of pretty faces could waste my time
But you’re my dream girl
I Like You (A Happier Song) – Post Malone & Doja Cat
2022, Twelve Carat Toothache
I just got a feelin’ that we might be friends for a long, long time
Your mine, and you know I like you for that
My Universe – Coldplay x BTS
2021, Music Of The Spheres
And I (I) just want (just want) to put you first
And you (you), you are (you are) my universe
And you make my world light up inside
Ghost – Justin Bieber
2021, Justice
And if you can’t be next to me
Your memory is ecstasy
I miss you more than life
Skyline – Khalid
2022, Skyline
But I swear it feels real
When you take my hand
In my passenger side
Butterflies – MAX & Ali Gatie
2021, Butterflies
You won’t stop running through my mind
For the rest of both our lives
You give me butterflies
Steal My Love – Dan + Shay
2021, Good Things
You kiss me and there ain’t a doubt (oh-oh, oh-oh)
No changing my mind, I’m in it for life
Shivers – Ed Sheeran
2021, =
I wanna be that guy, I wanna kiss your eyes
I wanna drink that smile, I wanna feel like I’m
Like my soul’s on fire, I wanna stay up all day and all night
Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift
2021, Red (Taylor’s Version)
‘Cause you could be the one that I love
I could be the one that you dream of
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Missing Piece – Vance Joy
2021, In Our Own Sweet Time
I get lost in the crowd (oh)
Because when I’m in a room with you
That missing piece is found
Soul – Lee Brice
2020, Hey World
I like your soul, baby
You’ve got that heart made of gold, baby
I’m gonna love you ’til I’m old
Hold onto Me – Music Travel Love
2020, Originals
Hold on to me
A place to lay your troubles down
That’s what I’ll be
Black and White – Niall Horan
2020, Heartbreak Weather
Swear in front of all our friends
There’ll never be another
I promise that I’ll love you for the rest of my life
Love Somebody – Rotimi
2020, All or Nothing
Until you love somebody
Like one, two, three
Trust me you haven’t lived
Until you love somebody
Happy Anywhere – Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani
2020, Happy Anywhere
I could be happy anywhere
Any mapped out location
You’re always my destination
Me & You Together Song – The 1975
2020, Notes on a Conditional Form
There’s been no way for me to say
That I’ve felt a certain way for ages
Oh I think our story needs more pages
‘Cause I’ve been in love with her for ages
Head & Heart – Joel Corry feat. MNEK
2020, Head & Heart (Remixes Pt.2)
My heart is certain
It’s more than a crush
‘Cause I’m frozen in motion
‘Til I Found You – Jeremy Loops
2020, ‘Til I Found You
So take these things away from me
They’re useless bits I’ll never need
Stop my breath, so I’ll be free
I won’t, I won’t stop
‘Til I found you
One I Got – Charlie Wilson
2020, One I Got
You can have models, hit the lotto but
You can have everything you’ve ever seen but
Ain’t no woman like the one I got
I Got You – Michael Franti & Spearhead
2020, I Got You
Yea we can swim oceans
Climb mouttains
Dance like nobody’s watching
Live life like we never did before
And through the highs and low
love nwantiti (ah ah ah) – CKay
2019, CKay The First
Baba God e finish work, ah ah ah ah, ha
Without you, I go fit lose my mind
Without you, I go fit fall and die
Sucker – Jonas Brothers
2019, Happiness Begins
I’m a sucker for you
You say the word and I’ll go anywhere blindly
I’m a sucker for you, yeah
Just the Way – Parmalee & Blanco Brown
2019, Just the Way
So let my eyes be your mirror
And you’re bound to see it too
‘Cause I was made for loving
Just the way God made you
Best of You – Andy Grammer, Elle King
2019, Naive
‘Cause the best of me loves the best of you
And all the rest, I can see right through
You trust in me and I’ll trust you too
Find Someone Like You – Snoh Aalegra
2019, Ugh, those feels again
And bein’ asleep, you’re a dream, I need you
Though we got a past, I want you, yeah
And even when it’s bad, I love you
Love You For A Long Time – Maggie Rogers
2019, Love You For A Long Time
I found the reason I’m not giving up
I felt the fever and I knew he was mine
Oh I, I’m gonna love you for a long time
Higher Love – Kygo & Whitney Houston
2019, Higher Love
We walk the line and try to see
Falling behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love
Do you have a favorite modern uptempo love song? Share your song below and tell us why it is a fav of yours.
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This is a garbage playlist
Hi Kelly. Do you have a list of songs to share to replace our list? Thanks for letting me know. I will make some adjustments to the list to make it more current.
Nice list. Give it a solid 9 out of 10… and I’m a harsh judge
Thanks Richard! Glad you liked the list.