that growth is coming this way.”
And they are glad to be part of the
growth.
“We were hoping that we would
bring commerce to Parker County
and Weatherford, and that has defi-
nitely played out as we’ve seen a lot
more vendors — florists and bakeries,
wedding planners and local photog-
raphers — that we have gotten to
know, and that come to the venue,
and their business, as well, has
increased. That’s a win-win.”
Some corporate functions and
fundraising activities are held at The
Brooks. They also host and partner
with A Memory Grows.
“It’s for people who have lost
children,” said Heflin. “It’s a memo-
rial that comes here the week after
Thanksgiving. She [a local pastor]
does a service kind of ceremony in
the chapel and gives an encourag-
ing talk on loved ones and grief, the
power of a life, and the significance
of a life. Then she has these lumi-
naries, these floatable luminaries all
lined up next to the pond that’s next
to the chapel. Our chapel is open-
air, so we just step right outside the
chapel and go around the pond, and
then she walks to each person with
a microphone and they speak the
name of their child. And then they
put their luminaries into the pond
and just let them float together. And
it’s just beautiful. It’s a powerful thing
to say the name of the loved one that
you’ve lost.”
But, Heflin said, The Brooks is
predominately about weddings. Their
first full year, 2015, they hosted 86
weddings, then 92 in 2016, 98 in
2017, and they’re on track for 100 in
2018.
“Love worth committing to,
saying ‘Yes’ to, is worth celebrating!”
Steve and Tricia Heflin believe that.
And The Brooks at Weatherford is a
picture-perfect place to celebrate. For
more information and contact info,
visit info@thebrooksatweatherford.
com.
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