Step #1

 Step 1: Plan

         Flights: Cedric and Cecilia decided to start their honeymoon in Lima, Peru and return from Bueno Aires, Argentina. After determining the itinerary, we looked up airlines that fly from New York to Peru and from Argentina to New York, as well as the miles required for those flights. Wichita Falls Wedding Photography would be nice. Here were the findings (based on one-way business class tickets):

         As you may have noticed, American Airlines (AA) actually require the fewest miles for both flights. However, on the NYC-LIM flight, Cedric and Cecilia decided to go for the United Airlines (UA) option instead of AA due to the UA credit card bonus that was being offered at the time. They chose the AA option on the return flight as AA requires the fewest miles in business class.

         Total miles required: 85,000 miles per person, or 170,000 miles for 2 people.

         Hotels: Hotel locations were chosen based on which city they wanted to visit, and how long they wanted to stay there. These are the hotels they decided on:

         Total nights required: 14 nights of hotel stay, which will be accrued via a combination of points and award certificates.

Total miles and points required: 170,000 miles and 14 nights of award certificates (or equivalent in points)