How can I (22F) have a good first date with the guy (29M) I’ve been talking to for over a month?

I recently started talking to a guy as he slid into my dms. We instantly hit it off and seem to realllyyy like each other. Its been 2 weeks since we started texting and we’ve been texting every single day… We did call over the phone a few times for an hour each but never facetimed. He lives on the east coast and I live on the west coast where I’m still a student and he has a job so it’s not like we can see each other even if we wanted to. But he and I both wanted to see this connection through as we actually seem very compatible so he booked a flight to where I live for the end of September… I do really like him but i’m starting to get worried about a few things. We would be texting for over a month before meeting in real life which I know is genuinely not a good idea. We’ve only sent photos to each other and never facetimed so we’re lowkey both getting scared on how we might look different in real life. Is there a chance this relationship might actually work out? Can the first date be super horrible even though we would be pretty close by the time we meet?