Hi all - so, my fiance has been studying for a really major professional licensing exam, and he was planning on taking it 1 week before our wedding. It turns out that he probably won't be ready for it then (several other personal setbacks disrupted his study plans, and his score on the exam is pretty important for his career) - so he is going to postpone it until 2-3 weeks after the wedding and continue studying right after the big day. Sadly, we had made arrangements to have a large chunk of time off right after the wedding, so I am finishing work the week before (I'm starting grad school in the fall). So now I'm envisioning the day after our wedding, when my fiance sits down with his books again and I suddenly have no work and no wedding to plan, but also no trip to take with him.
I'm hoping for some emotional/personal advice... for folks who did not take honeymoons, what was it like to go back to work the day after your wedding? Did anyone spend the first few weeks after the wedding apart from their spouse? (When he's studying, it's kind of like we're apart, since I only see him for about an hour each night.) Did anyone else have big personal changes like moving or changing jobs or leaving work right around their wedding? I'm a little worried about my emotional state - it's been hard over the past few months with his studying and my work schedule, and I kept saying "it's OK, you'll get to do nothing but spend time with him right after you get married," and I don't know how I'll handle the transition. I'd really appreciate any advice you all might have!