Parker County Today August 2015 | Page 9

You Can Judge The Brooks By It’s Cover The Brooks at Weatherford venue is straight out of a Jane Austen novel BY ABIGAIL GIEGER E arlier this summer, Parker County Today Magazine held its Third Annual Boots, BBQ & Bachelors event, benefiting local charities. A success in every way, the event amassed nearly $40,000, raised awareness for five charities and kept guests entertained through the night. Tricia and Steve Heflin, owners of the new venue The Brooks at Weatherford, hosted. Situated on the outskirts of Weatherford, The Brooks is a wedding venue and event center consisting of a white chapel and a large reception hall. After 30 years of owning a design/ building business, co-owners Tricia and Steven Heflin chose to move closer to their family in the Metroplex. Not wanting to retire, however, the duo resolved to start anew – enter The Brooks. Asked how they found the property where the venue now sits, located between Azle and Weatherford, Tricia said, “We really were just not finding anything compa- PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY Some of the interior decor of The '&