THE STUDIO
Of process and poetry.
A Brisbane wedding and event planning studio composing events across Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay. Equal parts creative house, meticulous planners, trusted confidants and your greatest advocates.
— Creative Director
Dorothea
Legaspi
Founder, creative director, and the reason your event will feel effortless.
Dorothea founded The Hourglass House because planning a wedding or event, however exciting, can quietly become one of the most overwhelming things you'll ever take on.
The decisions stack up. The coordination never really stops. And somewhere between the venue confirmations and the final run sheet, it becomes easy to lose sight of what the day is actually for. The Hourglass House was built to give that back to you.
Working alongside a trusted team of planners, designers and stylists, Dorothea sets the tone for the studio's work across weddings, private celebrations and brand events. What distinguishes her, and the studio she built, is a genuine investment in the people behind each event, not just the event itself.
Fewer events,
looked after completely.
Every event we commit to receives the full weight of the studio — the same creative thinking, the same planning rigour, the same standard of communication and the same presence on the day. A small calendar is simply what that standard of care requires.
The Hourglass House takes on a small number of weddings and events each year. Not as a marketing position, but because the work demands it.
Concept, planning,
design and the day itself —
looked after by one studio.
Creative direction
Before anything is ordered, built or styled, there is a brief. A single, art-directed perspective that gives every subsequent decision something to answer to.
Planning intelligence
Budgets, run-of-day, supplier contracts, managed with the patience and precision of a studio that has done this before.
Design cohesion
Stationery, table settings, lighting, sound and venue drawn from one creative direction. Never simply stitched together, and always intentional.
Supplier curation
A carefully selected group of florists, photographers, caterers, and artists we have worked alongside for years. We bring them, we brief them.
Guest experience
A room full of people you love deserves the same care as everything else. How they're welcomed, hosted and looked after is part of the same design.
Quiet precision
On the day, the studio runs everything. You and your guests arrive, and the day takes care of itself.
Based in Brisbane. Working along the coast, and beyond it.
A wedding and event planning studio working across South East Queensland and Northern NSW, with deep roots in Brisbane and a reputation that travels well.
Brisbane
Home studio · South-East QLDThe studio is based in Brisbane, and available by appointment. Most weddings sit within an hour of home — from the riverside warehouses of New Farm and Teneriffe to the harbourside homesteads of Hamilton and the quiet gardens of Ascot and Paddington.
Gold Coast
South-East QLD · 1 hr southBeachfront ceremonies at Burleigh Heads and Currumbin, glasshouse receptions, and the hinterland estates above Tamborine Mountain and the Scenic Rim.
Sunshine Coast
South-East QLD · 1.5 hr northNoosa headlands, Maleny ridgelines and Montville gardens — coastal terraces, hinterland farms and the properties that sit quietly between the two.
Toowoomba
Darling Downs · 1.5 hr westGarden weddings across Toowoomba’s heritage estates, long-table celebrations on the Darling Downs and private properties up the range.
Byron Bay
Northern NSW · 2.5 hr southHinterland villas around Bangalow and Newrybar, coastal estates from Byron to the Tweed, and the intimate properties the Northern Rivers does so well.
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.