Bernadette and Penny are shopping for bridesmaid dresses; Howard inadvertently mentions this in front of Amy, who is upset that they did not invite her.
On the night of its first broadcast in the US on November 3, 2011 at 8 p.m., the episode received 15.98 million viewers on CBS, and a 5.4/16 Nielsen rating.
[5] In Australia, the episode aired on November 14, 2011 and received 1.359 million viewers, ranking it second most watched that night.
Sava noted that Amy had been "largely operating in the background for most of this season" but claimed she was "The Big Bang Theory's most valuable asset".
[3] Sava had previously suggested that an episode of the show should focus on "Amy's desire to be one of Bernadette's bridesmaids".
Pierson also said "the episode wasn't particularly funny" but that Bernadette and Penny's "tolerance of [Amy's] blunt eagerness reflects well on them" and that "Leonard too looked good for pushing Sheldon to take care of his friend".
[10] Carla Day of TV Fanatic gave the episode four out of five stars, but described Amy as "whiny and irritating".