Ms.

Rosie Bell
225 Liberty Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10281

Dear Ms. Bell:

Through your various articles in Brides, you have helped readers with one of the most stressful
times in their lives: planning a wedding. While many writers might focus on just the wedding
itself, you have numerous articles that help with an event that is just as important but often
overlooked: the bachelor or bachelorette party. From ‘The Ultimate Guide to Planning a
Fabulous Virtual Bachelorette Party” to “22 Brilliant Bachelor Party Ideas,” you provide
valuable insight and tips into planning a bride or groom-to-be’s last hurrah.

It is clear that you provide tremendous value and save your readers a great deal of time as they
plan their events. There is a company launching today that aims to do just the same. Everyone
needs a Wingman to plan the bachelor party of a lifetime.

Wingman is the first-ever event planning business that is solely dedicated to planning bachelor
parties. Founded by former The Bachelorette contestant Connor Saeli and Fun On Weekdays
podcast host Jenna Palek, this Las Vegas-based company aims to provide a seamless bachelor
party experience, in which the groom-to-be can be as involved or uninvolved as he wants. There
are so many bachelorette party planning services and even companies that cater to joint bachelor
and bachelorette parties, so why shouldn’t bachelor parties get the VIP treatment as well?

With over 2.5 million weddings expected to happen this year as pandemic restrictions lift, more
people than ever will be looking to Brides for advice on how to plan the experience of a lifetime,
from the proposal to the honeymoon.

We ask that you will consider writing a story about the launch of Wingman. A news release with
more information about the launch is attached.

We would love to help by answering questions, setting up an exclusive interview with our
founders, or providing any other materials you might need.

Sincerely,

Kendall McCarthy
kendall@wingman.com
 THE BACHELOR ALUM ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF
FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND BACHELOR PARTY PLANNING COMPANY

For Immediate Release

(Las Vegas, September 14, 2022) -- The Bachelor alum Connor Saeli and podcast host Jenna
Palek announced today the launch of the first-ever bachelor party planning company, Wingman.

Wingman is a full-service bachelor party planning business that lets the groom-to-be have as
much or as little say as he wants in the weekend events. There are seven packages to choose
from, with the most minimal service starting at $750.

The most basic package, “A Night to Forget,” is a one-night option that includes ground
transportation, bottle service, and dinner reservations. Packages range from this basic option to
as long as four days of fully-planned events. For the four-day luxury package, “What Happens In
Vegas,” Wingman’s team books all airfare or other travel, accommodations, meals, and
entertainment. Currently, guests can choose accommodations at several hotels in the area. In the
future, the founders hope to host their own fully-stocked properties for guests.

Las Vegas is one of the top ten bachelor party locations in the country. Wingman’s customers
will have entertainment options ranging from clubs to pub crawlers to casinos.

“I’m in that stage of life where all my buddies are getting engaged or married,” says Saeli,
cofounder and CEO of the company. “There’s always a ton of planning involved in the bachelor
weekend and nobody who ever wants to do it. When you hire Wingman, that’s just what you’ll
get -- a wingman for your last big weekend with the boys.”

Saeli may be the name behind the company, but the idea actually came from his girlfriend of six
months, Fun On Weekdays podcast host Jenna Palek.

“It was so frustrating hearing about all of his friends struggling to plan their bachelor trips when
I knew that there had to be somebody out there who could help them,” says Palek, who serves as
the vice president of sales for Wingman. “There are bachelorette planning services and there are
even companies that host joint bachelor and bachelorette weekends. Why don’t guys by
themselves get any help when, most of the time, they need it the most?”

Out of a survey of 20,000 men who have been married in the past year, nearly 90% said that they
wished they had more support when planning their bachelor party. 67% said that they would
leave the full planning to someone else, while 22% preferred to be in charge of most of the major
details.

“There’s enough stress trying to plan for the big day without worrying about your bachelor party.
Even if you get your best man to plan it, he has a life too and things might fall through the
cracks. We want to take the unnecessary frustration out of trying to book everything yourself. We
have a team of five amazing planners, all experienced and local to the area, who can make sure
you and your buddies have a great time,” Saeli says.
One of the luxury upgrades available for each package is air transportation on the Wingman
party jet. “We want the party to start before you even get to Vegas,” Palek says. The jet, which
has a party bus-like interior, will fly to the customers’ closest large airport and transport them to
Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

The party jet is a Falcon 7X that can seat ten to 15 passengers. Guests will have access to a
minibar and an in-flight DJ.

Wingman will be partnering with Waterboy, a company that Saeli started with Mike Xhaxho in
2020, to provide hydration-enhancing products for groups. “No hangover is worse than that
bachelor weekend one. We want to make sure that our customers enjoy every day and night of
their trip, especially for those longer packages,” Saeli said. In addition to the alcohol of the guest
of honor’s choice, every group will have access to a fully-stocked Waterboy drink bar.

Saeli is most known for his appearance on the 15th season of The Bachelor, but he also has
experience as an investment analyst and founder of two other companies. Palek is a full-time
content creator and podcast host who worked as a Brand Development Manager at TikTok after
creating a viral video on the platform. They hope to bring their talents together to make
Wingman stand out as the first business that is fully dedicated to bachelor party planning.

In the future, Saeli says he also hopes to partner with The Bachelor to plan the winner’s bachelor
trip and host a giveaway for viewers.

“There is so much opportunity for this kind of business. We hope to pave the way as the first
dedicated bachelor party planning service in Vegas, and eventually, expand across the U.S. This
one’s for the boys,” Saeli says.

Contact: Kendall McCarthy kmccarthy@wingman.com