Leonard and Penny were the first ones to walk down the aisle. Leonard couldn't help but think how weird it was, that he was walking his ex-girlfriend down the aisle. He looked over at Penny, she didn't seem to be bothered by it, she just beamed her beautiful smile to the room of people staring at them as they walked slowly down the centre of the room. He faced forward once again and ginned. When they reached the end of the aisle, Leonard turned to her, gave her a kiss on the cheek and they went separate ways. Leonard sat down on the front bench beside Howards mother, while Penny stood at the right hand side waiting on Amy and Bernadette to join her. Amy and Sheldon were next, Amy was lapping up the attention from the wedding guests, while Sheldon looked noticeably uncomfortable, probably wishing that the day would just end. Leonard watched on as Sheldon hesitantly kissed Amy on the cheek before breaking apart and heading in the same direction as Leonard and Penny just had. Sheldon looked defeated as he sat down beside Leonard, Amy on the other hand, was ecstatic. Leonard laughed as he watched Penny try to calm her down, and get her to stand in position. Penny caught his eye and began to laugh a little too, then shook her head in disbelief, before laughing again. They broke their eye contact when the wedding march began to play. Everyone in the church stood up and watched as Bernadettes mother walked down the aisle, followed by the beautiful bride herself, accompanied by her father. Leonard looked briefly at Howard, he had turned around to watch Bernadette walking down the aisle and was grinning with excitement; he looked like a kid on Christmas morning.

The ceremony was beautiful, the bride and groom had written their own vows and had said some truly heartfelt and loving things about one another. Their words had brought each other and most of the wedding guests to tears, including Raj, who could be heard sobbing as Howard spoke the most beautiful words to his wife. Who would have thought that this once creepy little guy could be so romantic! Leonard had managed to keep his own emotions in check, stopping his tears flowing at a lump in his throat. Sheldon managed only a smile, which was actually surprising. He hated weddings and would usually sit like an emotionless robot when he was forced to attend one, so it had to be assumed that his happiness stemmed from seeing his friends happy. Leonard glanced towards the two beautiful bridesmaids, both of whom seemed to be mesmerised by the happy couple, and were wiping away tears of their own.

Once the ceremony was over, the bride and groom, along with their parents, bridesmaids and groomsmen, were shown to the back of the church where they all had to get their photographs taken. Everyone was in high spirits as they posed for the photographer and before long they were shown to their cars again to head towards the reception, which was being held at a nearby hotel. Leonard had the responsibility to drive Sheldon, Raj and unfortunately Howards mother, who took up most of the backseat, making Raj's journey rather uncomfortable.

Within ten minutes they had arrived, much to Rajs relief. They entered the hotel and were shown to the function room. The room was fairly big, at the bottom of the room there was a stage where a band was playing. In front of the stage there was a small dancefloor, around it were round tables which had white tablecloths and seat covers. The chairs had pink ribbon around the backrest, the same colour as the bridesmaids dresses, and there was pink and white roses at the centre of each table. They stood at the door for a second, trying to locate their friends. It wasn't long before they spotted Penny waving her hand in the air, motioning for them to join her and Amy. They walked over and sat in their designated seats, Leonard sat to the left of Penny, beside him was Sheldon, then Amy, then a space for Rajs date, who had yet to arrive, beside that was Rajs seat. Howard and Bernadette also had their seats at the table, in between Raj and Penny.

The group chatted for a while, discussing how beautiful the ceremony was and how happy they were for the couple. Then suddenly Raj stood up, "Oh my god! She's here!" They all turned and watched as Raj walked over to the entrance and began talking to a woman, presumably his date, Sophia. He walked her back to the table and they all introduced themselves.

"It's so lovely to meet you all!" Sophia said as she sat down in her seat that Raj, ever the gentleman, held out for her. She looked up at Raj and smiled as he sat back in his seat beside her. "Thank you. Oh my god, look at this place! It looks so pretty! I love weddings! I can't wait to see the bride and groom!" She gasped, "How was the ceremony? I bet it was beautiful, was it beautiful?" Leonard looked at Penny in shock, she had spoken so fast that he barely understood what she said. Penny simply smiled and answered her questions.

A few minutes later the band announced the arrival of 'Mr & Mrs Wolowitz'. Everyone in the room stood up, clapped and cheered at their arrival. They sat at the table amongst their friends and dinner was served.

Once they had feasted, it was time for the speeches. Bernadettes father was the first to stand up and speak. He told some lovely stories about Bernadette as a child and had even managed some nice words about Howard. He finished his speech and everyone took a sip of their drinks. Raj was next up. He seemed nervous at first, but soon relaxed, he also didn't seem too drunk which was good, Leonards earlier advice had obviously had its desired effect. He told some funny stories about the couple, none of which involved anything embarrassing for Howard, thankfully. He ended the speech with some lovely words, wishing them a lifetime filled with happiness and joy. Leonard couldn't help but think how nice it would have been to have Priya here so see her brothers speech. That was the first, and last time, Priya entered his mind that day.

As the night went on, and the drink flowed, the dance floor filled up. Couples danced, as the band played. Leonard and Penny had been left at the table alone; the other three couples had taken to the dance floor. They talked about the wedding as they watched in disbelief at Sheldon and Amy dancing. "Can you believe Raj's speech tonight? It was so adorable!" Penny said hitting Leonards arm as she spoke.

"I know, I can't believe he was able to do it, he doesn't even seem that drunk! Sophia seems really nice too, although she is probably a little too chatty for the likes of Sheldon!" He said with a giggle.

"Oh yeah she is the sweetest! I really hope her and Raj go out again, I think she would be good for him, pull him out of his shell a little."

At that moment Howard came over and sat beside them, looking pretty exhausted. He had spent most of the night mingling with the guests, and the rest of the time on the dance floor with Bernadette.

"How are you finding being a married man then, Howard?" Leonard asked.

"Tiring!" He answered. He looked towards the dance floor and nodded towards Raj and Sophia. "What do you think of Raj?"

Both Leonard and Penny looked a little confused at his question. "What do you mean?" Penny asked.

"Raj, he seems pretty normal, relaxed, not drunk at all right?"

"Well yeah, I guess he decided to be responsible and not drink too much." Leonard said still a little confused.

"He hasn't been drinking!" Howard said, Penny and Leonards expressions stayed the same, what the hell are you talking about? Leonard thought to himself. "I decided to do a little experiment. I couldn't risk him getting too drunk at the wedding and making a fool of himself in front of everyone, including Sophia, but we needed him to be able to speak, for the speeches and for his poor date. Soooo, I gave him some beer…" Penny and Leonard looked at him expectantly, waiting for his point. "Except it wasn't beer, well not the alcoholic type anyway! I put some non-alcoholic beer into regular bottles and gave him a few, I also gave them to the bar staff and told them to only give him that! And it worked! Yay!"

The realisation finally hit the two of them, Raj had had no alcohol all day! The shock showed on their faces and Howard grinned triumphantly then headed back to his wife on the dance floor.

"Can you believe that!" Penny screeched. "It's unbelievable!"

Leonard laughed a little and then said, "Well I guess it's not that unbelievable," He began. "It's a typical placebo effect scenario. Rajs brain is receiving all the signals that what he is drinking is alcohol, therefore allowing him to do all the things he believes he can only do when he is drinking, like talk to women. But because there is actually no alcohol in his blood, he doesn't become the pain in the ass that he usually does when he is drinking!" Leonard giggled, and then continued. "I'm actually surprised we haven't tried it before." He looked at Penny, who was staring at him with a weird look in her eyes that he couldn't pinpoint. He became suddenly self-conscious and frowned. "What?"

Penny looked into his eyes and smiled. "Nothing…" She took her glass of wine and finished the last of the glass before grabbing Leonards hand and standing up. "Come on, I'd like to receive the first of my two dances!"

"As you wish!" Leonard said as he stood up and followed Penny. They reached the dance floor and Penny twirled around so she was facing Leonard. She put a hand on his chest and the other around his neck, while he rested his hands on her waist. They slowly moved to the music and Penny put her head against his shoulder. As Leonard danced, he spotted Sheldon and Amy a few feet away, still dancing.

"I can't believe he never told me he could dance!" He felt Penny giggle against him, "I wonder what else he is hiding from me… Maybe his mother never had him tested and he really is crazy!"

Penny looked up at Leonard, still giggling. "What I can't believe is that he is still dancing with her! We told him he only had to dance with her once! I bet Amy can't believe her luck!"

"I think he likes it, he seems like he does." Leonard said and Penny smiled up at him again, giving him that same expression from earlier, he frowned once again and she put her head against his shoulder.

"You looked very handsome today by the way. You look cute in a suit." She said grinning up at him.

Leonard tilted his head and smiled at her. "Aw, thank you! You looked beautiful today too, but then again, you always do."