Getting kind of nervous...Any red flags?

 Hello again!
I've been posting a lot lately, but this is really important to me, and I want more than anything in the world to live with my love. My concern is this:
We met in person only a year ago through mutual friends. We clicked immediately, and continued to message eachother every single day via messenger, and Skyping occasionally when we have time, he works 3rd shift, and the time difference has made that harder to do as frequently as we like, and we hardly ever call eachother. But in the Spring he flew me to the UK for my birthday. I was already in love with him, but this trip and meeting his family and spending more time with made our bond even stronger. I knew he was the one. Then he flew to the States this Summer, and again, it was wonderful, and we started talking about plans for me to move with him. He is visiting again soon, and then after that we are going to start preparing for the visa and my leap across the pond.
After hearing some of the tragic stories of people being denied for not proof enough of a genuine relationship, I'm concerned about any red flags the ECO might consider like,
A: we've only known one another a year.
B: we only communicate via messenger, and occasionally Skype,
C: I'm ten years older than him.
D: I'm closing my small business and about to be unemployed
E: (and this might be silly) But depending on who gets elected as president, I think they're might be a lot more folks trying to move on marriage visas!
I'm starting to think it may be easier for him to marry me in the States when he visits, but then, would that look fishy too?
We've met one another's family's,we're clearly in love, and have a ton of photos, cards, postcards, our flight info.
He makes the required income, and we will have a place to live, although he will be moving, so it will be a new lease, does he have to hold the lease for a certain period of time before I am allowed to move?
I'm sorry to ramble or go on a tangent. I'm just very anxious about all of these changes in my life right now, and I don't want to be stuck here alone with no job and no husband, so I just want to do everything right, and as swiftly as possible. I'm sure I'll probably have to find a crappy job in the meantime to survive, but I'm willing to make any sacrifice for him. I belong there. There's nothing left for me here. 😢
You have all been so lovely and helpful, and I am so very thankful for all the feedback and information that you have provided me thus far!
Uk Yankee is truly a blessing.
Thank you, and please give me your feedback. Sorry I'm a bit emotional today! Just really nervous about my future...
Thank you. xx

Arranged marriages are allowed in the UK.  Remember that if you start to worry that they won't think your relationship isn't genuine.  In all the years I've been on this forum, I've seen ONE refusal due to relationship - because they did not send a single photo of them together and there had no proof that they had ever met in person (a requirement).  They sent a photo.  They got their visa.

He's allowed to marry in the US on an ESTA.  That's exactly what the US Immigration and Border Control WANT you to do if you are not settling there.  Loads of us here (including myself) did exactly that.

Him moving will be a non-issue.

You should see how many people are trying to LEAVE the UK due to Brexit.  Both the US and UK are pretty f-ed up at the moment.  Politics are not brought into the visa process.

The visa is a tick box visa.  If you tick all the boxes, the visa is issued.  Simple.

I actually do remember a case, from before KFdancer joined UKY, where an applicant who was considerably older than her sponsor was refused and had a really hard time getting her visa. There is more scrutiny on relationships with a large age gap, particularly when the woman is older. I think with the current visa applications it should be more difficult to refuse you on those grounds (the old applications were quite a bit more subjective), but I'd still suggest making sure that your relationship evidence is watertight.

Thank you for your reassurance, I just have to make sure everything is in order. 

Historyen,
Do you know if she ended up finally getting it?
Did she reapply or appeal?
I know we can resubmit more information, but age is a thing we can't really change!
Just for the record though, we look about the same age in photos. 😉

Arranged marriages are allowed in the UK.  Remember that if you start to worry that they won't think your relationship isn't genuine.  In all the years I've been on this forum, I've seen ONE refusal due to relationship - because they did not send a single photo of them together and there had no proof that they had ever met in person (a requirement).  They sent a photo.  They got their visa.

He's allowed to marry in the US on an ESTA.  That's exactly what the US Immigration and Border Control WANT you to do if you are not settling there.  Loads of us here (including myself) did exactly that.

Him moving will be a non-issue.

You should see how many people are trying to LEAVE the UK due to Brexit.  Both the US and UK are pretty f-ed up at the moment.  Politics are not brought into the visa process.

The visa is a tick box visa.  If you tick all the boxes, the visa is issued.  Simple.

KFDancer, we didn't send a single photo in our application, nor phone logs etc.  We didn't think that any of these would carry any weight since these could all be staged and photoshopped.  We only had our Australian marriage certificate and US Visas to demonstrate our movements together as a married couple.  We also provided all our financial docs - only problem as previously noted was that our bank statements did not have the same postal address since it was his UK bank statements and my US bank statements.  Plus, where it asks when the last time that I saw my sponsor/spouse, the date listed was only a couple of days before my biometrics and it was in the UK so there is a UK immigration stamp in my passport as well to show this.

Could our application seriously be refused because we didn't send any photos?  In their documents guidelines, all they say is that we "could" include xyz.  I just wish that if it was mandatory that they would say this.

Try not to worry, as it can't be changed now.  But yes, they have refused an application (that I know of) due to a lack of a photo before.  Granted, we don't know the ins and outs of their entire situation or circumstance.

As your marriage is a long one (you've lived together for years), they may put more weight on the addresses.  But I know you are concerned that those do not match either.

Hopefully you know one way or the other soon.  And hopefully if there IS anything they want clarity on, they contact you as you've certainly waited long enough (sometimes we find they are a bit kinder if they are backlogged).

Thanks KFDancer.  I know it's impossible for you to know as each situation is different but I really appreciate the feedback.  As you've suggested, I really, really, really hope that if they need to clarify anything that they will calls us and give us a chance to submit additional evidence to support our application.  I just can't believe we forgot to include a common living address for the US.  Hopefully the wait will be over soon so that we know which way to go with all of this.  Arrrrggghhhh!  I think I'm going to go mad!