Congrats! It's a huge change but it sounds like a great move for you guys. Does he have a start date yet?
It will be such a huge change. I'm the first person in my family ever to move out of the 120 mile radius of the Midwest we live in. My mom was hysterical ("I'm happy for you but no I'm not"), my grandmother cried, even my dad sounded so sad. They will adjust. we will have the means to fly out frequently and fly them to us, which should help.
He's going to negotiate for an Aug 1 start so he can stay here through our wedding and our bffs wedding the last weekend of July. I would stay and finish my fellowship and meet him out there Sept 1