Congratulations on your wonderful day and wonderful new life. I'm 40-some-odd days sober, and I agree, the fear of being an alcoholic and all the stigma attached kept me from facing and dealing with it for years. The people in my everyday life know and have been incredibly loving and supportive. It really astonished me. Family and friends who live at a distance I haven't told. I don't feel it's anymore necessary than disclosing a wart on my hand... as long as I don't drink, that is.
You know, something I've come to in all my research and meeting the people here at SR is that there is nothing in the world wrong with being an alcoholic... as long as you don't drink. I'm allergic to melons and avocados too, darn it, but it doesn't make me less of a person.
I'm so happy for you. Keep it up. Life in sobriety is the tops!
