Pam and Begs' Windward House

Our fellow newlywed friends, Pam and Begs, invited us for a weekend over at their new and gorgeous beach house :) when you see it from afar, you'll really go WHOA because it looks massive from the incoming road. Here is a partial view from when you get inside the gate. This is alo where they had their wedding reception last March. Begs wanted to be sure that the house he was building for himself and his wife was ready in time for the reception! And ready it was!

Here's how it looked on the night of their wedding:

The great Begre wedding reception, March 2011.

Mr. and Mrs. Begre in their beautiful beach wedding.

So their house is very very clean, but still very laid back. The wood they use is architectural wood-- meaning, it's wood that wasn't directly sourced from illegal logging.. i think. haha. 

Notice how organic the place feels. The design has this whole modern formula to it, but you don't feel like you're in a spaceship. It still feels very earthy and cozy, really, even with all those lines and clean surfaces.

This is one of two casitas for the guests. Floor to ceiling glass, and very "presko." Look at the ventilation system. It's really breezy in this property because it faces the beach, although it isn't directly by the shore.

This is behind casita #2. They're planning to put a brick oven in the backyard, for future pizza parties. fun, right??

That behind the sliding door is the main dining room. I love the lamps hanging above the dining table.

Their floor is taken from used wooden crates. They decided to keep the crates in their original state, that's why every now and then you will spot a cargo marking, which adds sooo much charm to the place!

They took their flooring from crates like these

Their pool deck is spacious, decorated with a large sofa and sun beds also made of wood.

They have brisollettes  (partly seen, right) to create a nice cool shade from the setting sun.  

This is Leon, Cara's husband, with their baby Darla. He's taking a dip after a morning-long bike around Batangas

Chiqui looking oh-so-fresh 

Bea the happy lady, trying to get a tan. 

The husbands enjoying the 10am sun...and some beer.

The girls in the big open kitchen (which overlooks the deck and pool), getting the hamburgers --and gossip--started.

We really enjoyed our stay and are looking forward to another weekend at Windward!! Pam and Begs are awesome hosts. :)