— The Studio

A Brisbane wedding planning,
event design and styling studio.

The Hourglass House is a team of wedding planners, event designers and stylists creating cinematic celebrations across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay. We work with couples, families and brands who want more than a beautiful room. Because pretty is easy. Presence is harder.

Our work sits between the planning no one sees and the design everyone feels, shaping weddings, birthdays, baby showers, gala dinners and brand celebrations with purpose and a pulse. At the centre of it all, our goal is simple — to give you enough trust, levity and calm to arrive as the host, and feel like a guest.

— Services

Three tiers.
One standard.

Whether you need a wedding planner to manage the entire celebration, an event stylist to sharpen the visual language, or a creative team to direct a multi-day event, every tier answers to the same studio standard. Choose the depth of involvement and level of support you need.

Essence
I

Essence

DESIGN · STYLING

For those who have the planning underway, but want the look and feel of the day shaped with clarity. We provide creative direction, visual structure and on-the-day styling support.

Elite
II

Elite

PLANNING · DESIGN · STYLING

The complete studio experience. For celebrations that require a planner and stylist as one. We manage the planning process, suppliers, floorplans, run sheets, styling details and event-day coordination.

Exclusive
III

Exclusive

FULL SERVICE · DIRECTION

Our most comprehensive tier for larger weddings and events with more moving parts. Our team manages your venue, suppliers, guests, design, timeline as a full production.

— A working philosophy

Planned with care.
Designed with intent.

A great wedding or event is never an accident. It's months of quiet planning — the right suppliers, the right floorplan, the right hour-by-hour timeline — layered with a design that feels specific to the people who are there.

The Hourglass House brings the whole process together under one studio. As your wedding planner, event stylist or creative lead, we carry the celebration from first enquiry to final farewell — so you can be present for every moment of it.

About the Studio

— Kind Words

Dorothea and her team were amazing! They were super punctual, friendly, brilliant and we knew they had so much to offer us. The team designed and coordinated my dream wedding “whimsical and fairytale” theme with no issues and they even did everything they could to assist us with any hiccups along the way without making us stressed out. Definitely recommend for any events. Thank you team!

Anna & Phong

BRISBANE

Incredibly professional, reliable and communicative with wonderful concepts and high quality products and equipment. We have been thrilled every time we use The Hourglass House and guests are always in awe of their work. We will continue to hire them and would encourage anyone looking for event stylists to do the same! Thank you to Dorothea, Sammy & the team!

Hanworth House

BRISBANE

The venues were absolutely a dream come true. So many people commented on the beautiful details, especially the reception. I take my hat off to you — you came through with so much passion. I truly loved working with you and felt so at home. You’ve been nothing but an absolute gem, thank you for dealing with every change and headache I know I definitely gave you! No better event planner I could vouch for.

Cathy & David

BRISBANE

Start a conversation
with the studio.

A few lines is enough to begin. Share the date, the location, the vision, or just the feeling — we'll take it from there.