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Taking a Honeymoon before your Honeymoon BROCKISH — A long flight following a long wedding is frankly exhausting. If you’re destined for Hawaii, why not spend your first days as a married couple in a serene, romantic place? One of the dreamiest romantic getaways in the area, is just 15 minutes southwest of Weatherford. Run away together to the Double F River Ranch, a still-working cattle ranch.  You can get a room in the vintage farmhouse or choose “the tent.”  We fell in love with “The Tent,” an Out of Africa-style safari tent, called the Sundancer on the Brazos.  What’s more romantic than roughing it in the wild? Roughing it in a tent is more fun when the tent is fully climate-controlled (OK. I admit it, I don’t enjoy sweltering nor do I want to freeze my fingers off when I’ve planned a roman- tic getaway. I’m a writer. I need all my fingers), and one can have a luxurious bath, a small kitchen (it’s perfect, small enough to make great coffee and heat up hors d’oeuvres, but not so big that anyone will expect any real cooking from you), a wood-fired hot tub and all the comforts of home with none of the responsibilities or distractions.  Although the ranch sits on 350 acres, you’re within 10 minutes of great golfing (Sugar Tree and Canyon West are just a few minutes away), some very Continued on page 68 Private Cottage that can sleep six 62 KEEP YOUR BODY WORKING Photos courtesy of Craig Swancy 212 E. Lee Avenue Weatherford, TX 76086 817.219.3435 rosegardencottage.com HUDSON OAKS 100 S. Oakridge Drive, #140 Hudson Oaks, TX 76087 (817) 550-1665 M-F 8a-10p | S 8a-8p | Su 10a-6p