I Used a Credit Card for Wedding Expenses, Booked Honeymoon With Points

  • When I was engaged, I got the Priority Travel Card of Chase Sapphire.
  • I used the card for a huge purchase for my wedding, collecting more important points than my 15 -month engagement.
  • These points ended all the housing payment on my honeymoon.

When I was engaged in May 2023, I was overwhelmed with enthusiasm. My now husband and I happily called my loved ones to share the news, and we tossed our future with bubble glasses. I fell asleep, thinking about our best day of marriage.

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When we created a plan, a job was that I was happy that I had completed my husband’s suggestion a few days before: Apply for a travel credit card.

Lift the travel card

I was interested in getting a travel Rewards credit card for a while when I finally applied for one in May 2023.

I often fly, especially because my growing family is based in Atlanta when I live in New York. I also knew that I would be more in Atlanta in connection with my marriage because my husband and I decided to get married there to adjust my elderly grandmother.

It looked like my travel shopping was a good idea for me, especially since my husband and I wanted to go to California for my honeymoon night but knew we would not have much budget for this trip.


A woman stands in front of a colorful wall that says "California."

We went to California for our honeymoon.

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There are a lot of travel credit cards, but I decided to apply for the Chase Sapphire Private Card. A friend of mine already had this and I got bonus points to refer to, and it had all the benefits of traveling, which included five points on travel purchases and three points on food for a $ 95 annual fee.

After receiving the Chase Card, I started using it to purchase my daily life and wedding.

To speed up credit card points

Once I got my chase card, I made it my credit card, pledged to get 60,000 bonus points that if I spent 000 4,000 in the first three months, Sapphire Priority Card was offered. This work was easier than expected, as I made several big purchases for marriage in the summer of 2023.

I booked whatever I could for marriage on my credit card and paid it twice a month in my engagement, with the wedding budget and simultaneous points collecting points. I have also decided that it has been decided not to use any points until the honeymoon, and instead of the little things, they like to move towards a big purchase.

When our engagement continued, I made several purchases related to the card through the card, as Air BNB I had rented for my Bachelor’s Week end and the hotel Sweet my husband and I stayed in the weekend.

In addition, in the last six months before the wedding, I left for Atlanta monthly for preparation and preparation. Every time I booked the flight, I felt thankful that the cost made me points that I could use later.

When our wedding wandered in September 2024, I saved about 250,000 points. Me and my husband used residence locations for our California Road Trip in February 2025.

Booking Our Dream Hanimon Hotels

On our honeymoon, my husband and my husband visited Monterey, Sonoma, and Yusmite National Park for two days, flying inside and outside San Francisco.

When we planned this trip, we searched for hotels through Chase Travel, just considering the stay that allows us to use points for our stay. It did not feel like a limit because the followers are partners with many hotels.

After cautious research, we chose three hotels that gave us a different experience in each city. In Monterey, we stayed on it Monterey Plaza Hotel and SpaAn advanced hotel on multiple restaurants and a cafe water.


A courtyard with a fountain and a sea view.

Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa’s courtyard.

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Partial Ocean View Room, which we cost 83,307 points and gave us a view of the sea and hotel courtyard. Sitting on our yards, we could see people and look for marine oats, which we loved.

Next, we chose Lodge in Sonoma Alcohol for our time in the country. We stayed in a private cottage of the resort and benefited from hotel facilities, such as a jakuzi, a free wine tasting time, and a spa.

The lodge staff also helped us in a day’s booking of the Winery Tour in Sonoma, which is a special thing of our time. This cottage costs 71,203 points.


A yellow house with bikes sitting on the courtyard, which is all around.

Our cottage in Sonoma’s lodge.

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Was our most unique stay Auto Camp YosmiteA luxury glamoring site in California’s Midpayans, which provided us with easy access to Yosmite National Park through the valley. We stayed in one of the Vista Air Streams of the Autocamp, when we booked it, costing 49,844 points.

The ideas about the property were amazing, and we liked to be drowned in nature during our stay, while still enjoying a hotel facilities.

One evening during our visit, we came out for dinner using a cut that we bought from the auto camp store.


A pond with an air stream around it. The sunset reflects the water above.

Autocamp Yosmite at sunset.

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We spent more than 204,000 points on our honeymoon stay, so after the reservation of hotels, we still had points left.

The travel card realized the perfectly realized to use for us whenever possible, because it allowed us to save our honeymoon until we did just in the wedding.

Our honeymoon memories were invaluable – and the fact that our marriage helped us save money on it.

The offering, rates and fees for the Chase Sapphire Priority Card are valid by 03/12/2025.