Hello,

I'd just like to start by saying thank you to anyone taking the time to read and reply.

Since my wedding this past weekend I have been pouring over this forum and related blogs (million mile secrets, the points guy, etc) trying to book my honeymoon.

My wife and I would like to fly from NYC to Sydney in late august - mid september but the mileage requirements I'm seeing are enormous. I currently have ~16K DL Skymiles and ~190K Amex MR points (calling about the retention bonus today).

Is it possible to book this solely with points? Any chance of getting the SYD->LAX leg to be business class? Is it worth to use one of the many sites where you pay them to find and book your trip? Should we just sit at home and look at pictures of beaches?

Thanks again for any input/help!