Rhonda Tate and Kelsey Wright met for a 1:1
SurgeKelsey Wright
Owner & Event Director at The Hayloft on Darby
A restored 1890s bank barn for weddings, retreats and company parties up to 220.
- Points
- 1,070
- 1:1s
- 46
- Referrals given
- 11
- Testimonials
- 4
- Streak
- 11weeks
About Kelsey
Kelsey's great-grandfather built the barn in 1893. By the time she inherited it, the roof leaked and the only thing inside was a hay wagon. She spent 2020 and 2021 restoring it with a local Amish timber-frame crew, and The Hayloft on Darby booked its first wedding in the spring of 2022.
The venue seats 220 for dinner and hosts about 60 weddings a year. A growing share of the calendar is corporate: team retreats, client appreciation nights, and company picnics for businesses tired of hotel ballrooms. There's a covered patio, a fire pit, two getting-ready suites, and a preferred vendor list full of Surge members.
Kelsey hosted Surge's summer mixer this year and is already planning the next one. She is a founding member of the Plain City chapter.
What members say about Kelsey
4 testimonialsI shot a client appreciation night for an engineering firm at the Hayloft in June. Kelsey had a printed timeline for every vendor and moved the toast 15 minutes so the sun would come through the west doors, and the barn looked better on camera than any hotel ballroom I've worked.
DeShawn Carter Carter Frame Co. A family reunion I was planning for 58 people lost its hotel ballroom three weeks out to a double booking. Kelsey opened the Hayloft for the same Saturday and had tables, rentals and a shuttle plan to the hotel ready by the end of that week.
Renee Holloway Holloway Journeys A salon client of mine wanted a staff party for 60 and was dreading another banquet room. Kelsey handled the rentals, the timeline and a late headcount change without blinking, and the salon got enough photos out of the barn to fill its feed through September.
Maya Robinson Fieldnote Social Our church choir's 50th anniversary dinner had 130 guests and a budget put together by volunteers. Kelsey gave us a weeknight rate, let the pie committee bring their own desserts, and set up the barn so the choir could sing from the loft.
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Kelsey Wright and Nathan Beiler met for a 1:1
DeShawn Carter wrote a testimonial for Kelsey Wright
I shot a client appreciation night for an engineering firm at the Hayloft in June. Kelsey had a printed timeline for every vendor and moved the toast 15 minutes so the sun would…
Rhonda Tate passed a warm referral to Kelsey Wright
Kelsey Wright earned Hype Machine
Wrote five testimonials.
Kelsey Wright wrote a testimonial for Renee Holloway
A bride who booked the Hayloft had 40 guests flying in from Texas and Georgia. Renee set up the hotel block and airport shuttles, and when a Dallas flight was canceled the night…