By Tabatha Renegar, sales manager at The Barn at Reynolda Village
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog. I know that there are about 30 million things trying to get your attention and I am grateful to have it.
As the sales manager for The Barn at Reynolda Village, my main role is to meet with prospective event clients and to help them see that The Barn is the ideal venue for the celebration, meeting or gathering that they are planning. It’s not a hard job. Don’t get me wrong! I don’t mean that just anybody can do it, I want to give myself some credit! But what I mean is that The Barn itself is such a gem of a venue that talking to people about it and envisioning their time in it is more pleasure than work.
Photo courtesy of Coordinating Dreams.
Since joining the team in November of 2018, I have had the distinct pleasure of booking over 500 weddings, corporate functions, non-profit events, rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, baby and bridal showers, graduation parties, proms, formals, sorority and fraternity events, celebrations of life, anniversary parties, and holiday parties galore! Those events represent 1,000s of people coming through the doors into The Barn at Reynolda Village, a building that originally served as The Reynolda Village Dairy Barn for the Reynolds family and was home to prize-winning bulls and cows for decades. Do you think that the original dairyman, Adrian Sigmon and herdsman, Thomas Monroe ever had a conversation about how the Barn might someday be one of the premier event venues in the Triad? It’s funny to think about isn’t it?
Photo courtesy of Reynolda House Museum of American Art Archives.
As I reflect on all that The Barn was, has become and will continue to evolve into, I am grateful for so many of the things that could easily be taken for granted that make my job the true pleasure that it is.
· The many vendors that partner with us to provide the best quality event support possible! Planners, caterers, photographers, florists, DJs, lighting experts, tent builders… the list goes on! Thank you for the hard work and long hours that you put in each and every day to make The Barn at Reynolda Village shine!
· The clients who have grown into friends. I know that you had other lovely venue choices in the Triad and it is an honor to have been your choice and the backdrop for your important events!
· And last but certainly not least, my team mates! If it wasn’t for their dedication to supporting my role and to superior customer service, my job would be a LOT harder! They take the vision that I have promised our clients and guests and they turn it into reality, time and time again. (Just read our reviews to see proof of that!)
Photo courtesy of Nancy Ray Photography.
I hope that you are able to find time in your day to look back with joy and gratitude on the last couple of years. It wasn’t always perfect, Lord knows we have all faced unforeseen trials and tribulations. But I hope that you had moments of pure delight, unbridled laughter, and serenity as I have. And that many more are ahead for us all.
Photo courtesy of Vesic Photography.