(1)证明:$\because$ 四边形$ABCD$是平行四边形,$\therefore AB=CD,$$AB// CD.$
$\because BE=DF,$$\therefore AB-BE=CD-DF,$即$AE=CF.$
又$\because AE// CF,$$\therefore$ 四边形$AECF$是平行四边形.
(2)解:$\because AB// CD,$$\therefore ∠ AED=∠ CDE.$
$\because DE$平分$∠ ADC,$$\therefore ∠ ADE=∠ CDE.$
$\therefore ∠ ADE=∠ AED,$$\therefore AD=AE=5.$
由(1)可知,四边形$AECF$是平行四边形,$\therefore FC=AE=5.$
$\therefore CD=DF+FC=3+5=8.$
$\because AF⊥ DC,$$\therefore ∠ AFD=90°.$
$\therefore AF=\sqrt{AD^2-DF^2}=\sqrt{5^2-3^2}=4.$
$\therefore S_{□ ABCD}=CD· AF=8×4=32$