So my fiancee and I are new to the mileage/reward game, and to be honest, the information out there is staggering.

We are looking to each apply to a credit card so we can earn the most rewards for future vacations. This originally came with the goal of using points/rewards to use on our honeymoon, but that is only a few months away, so realistically rewards will be for future travels.

We live in a major metro area, and although we do travel domestically, there is no where we travel regularly. I logged maybe 12000 miles last year, mostly with different airlines and we have no allegiance to any particular airline or domestic destination. We would like to use our rewards to travel internationally, and use them either on air flights or hotels, although we don't typically go to places that have major hotel chains.

We will be having several large expenditures $10k+ for the wedding, so we would like to maximize that big spending into earning some rewards.

In doing research, it seems like most blogs and websites are sponsored by the same credit card companies, and so we would are looking for advice from actual card users. Please help!

Thanks!