:root{
 --plum:#7D2E58;--rose:#D9566F;--gold:#F0B95C;--teal:#3B7F75;
 --ink:#2A2A2A;--muted:#55504D;--cream:#F6F4EF;--white:#FFFFFF;--hero:#F2EFED;--line:#DCD6CE;
 --serif:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;--sans:'Lato',Arial,sans-serif;--script:'Mrs Saint Delafield',cursive;
 --dots:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,var(--teal) 0 8px,transparent 8px 17px,var(--plum) 17px 25px,transparent 25px 34px,var(--rose) 34px 42px,transparent 42px 51px,var(--gold) 51px 59px,transparent 59px 68px);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:96px}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);overflow-x:clip}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:var(--plum)}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);margin:0;letter-spacing:.005em}
h1{font-size:clamp(46px,5.6vw,84px);line-height:1.02}
h2{font-size:clamp(34px,3.7vw,54px);line-height:1.12}
h3{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2}
p{margin:0 0 18px}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px}
.center{text-align:center}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;z-index:99;background:#fff;padding:10px}

/* dotted rule */
.dots{display:block;width:330px;max-width:100%;height:10px;background:var(--dots);margin:26px 0 30px}
.dots-center{margin:26px auto 44px}
.dots-sm{width:250px;height:5px;margin:6px 0 0;background:repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,var(--teal) 0 4px,transparent 4px 9px,var(--plum) 9px 13px,transparent 13px 18px,var(--rose) 18px 22px,transparent 22px 27px,var(--gold) 27px 31px,transparent 31px 36px)}

/* script */
.script{font-family:var(--script);font-weight:400;color:var(--plum);font-size:1.18em;line-height:.8;letter-spacing:0;padding-right:.08em}
.script.sm{font-size:1.25em}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:52px;padding:14px 30px;border-radius:6px;font:700 15px var(--sans);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:#2A2A2A}
.btn-gold:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 22px rgba(240,185,92,.4)}
.link{font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);text-underline-offset:6px}

/* header */
.header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:30;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #EEE9E3}
.header-row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;min-height:92px;max-width:1320px}
.logo{display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);line-height:1}
.logo-script{font-family:var(--script);font-size:46px;line-height:.9;color:var(--ink)}
.logo-caps{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.42em;margin-top:2px;padding-left:2px}
#nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px}
#nav a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px}
#nav a:hover{color:var(--plum)}
#nav .nav-btn{color:#2A2A2A;font-size:13px;min-height:46px;padding:12px 22px}
.menu{display:none}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;background:var(--hero);overflow:hidden;min-height:700px;display:flex;align-items:center}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%}
.hero-copy{max-width:600px;padding:80px 0}
.kicker{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:var(--plum);margin-bottom:22px}
.hero-lead{font-size:20px;color:var(--muted);max-width:520px}
.hero-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:10px 0 28px}
.status{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:baseline;max-width:520px}
.status strong{color:var(--ink)}
.dot-live{width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--rose);flex:none;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.hero-photo{position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;height:100%;width:46%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 14%;z-index:1}

/* bands */
.band-teal{background:var(--teal);color:#fff}
.cred-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px 26px;padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:22px;text-align:center}
.cred-row i{width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--gold);transform:rotate(45deg)}

/* sections */
.section{padding:100px 0}
.cream{background:var(--cream)}
.white{background:#fff}
.lead-serif{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;margin-bottom:6px;color:var(--ink)}

/* checklist box */
.check-box{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:50px;background:var(--cream)}
.check-col{padding:50px 56px}
.check-col+.check-col{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.check-col h3{text-align:center;margin-bottom:26px;font-size:32px}
.checks{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
.checks li{position:relative;padding-left:46px;font-size:19px;line-height:1.55}
.checks li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:1px;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--plum) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='white' stroke-width='3' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M6 12.5l4 4 8-9'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/16px no-repeat}
.checks.bold li{font-size:20px}

/* trio */
.trio{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.trio article{padding:10px 38px}
.trio article+article{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.trio h3{margin:22px 0 10px;font-size:34px}
.trio p{color:var(--muted)}
.circle{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:120px;height:120px;border-radius:50%}
.circle svg{width:56px;height:56px;fill:none;stroke:#fff;stroke-width:1.4;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.c-teal{background:var(--teal)}.c-rose{background:var(--rose)}.c-plum{background:var(--plum)}

/* splits */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;min-height:720px}
.split-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 15%}
.split-copy{display:flex;align-items:center}
.split-inner{max-width:560px;padding:80px 60px}
.split.reverse .split-photo{order:2}
.split.reverse .split-inner{margin-left:auto}
.split-inner p{color:var(--muted)}
.split-inner p strong{color:var(--ink)}
.split-inner .checks{margin:26px 0 6px}
.signature{font-family:var(--script);font-size:64px;line-height:1;color:var(--ink)!important;margin:12px 0 26px}

/* stats */
.stats{padding:56px 0}
.stat-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);text-align:center}
.stat-row>div{padding:8px 24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.stat-row>div+div{border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4)}
.stat-row strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:48px;font-weight:600;line-height:1}
.stat-row svg{width:52px;height:52px;fill:none;stroke:#fff;stroke-width:1.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.stat-row span{font-weight:700;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5}

/* fees */
.fee-box{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.fee-col{padding:46px 52px}
.fee-col+.fee-col{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.fee-col h3{margin-bottom:20px}
.rates{margin:0}
.rates>div{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:15px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EEE9E3}
.rates>div:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.rates dt{color:var(--muted)}
.rates dd{margin:0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.1}
.fee-col .checks{gap:10px;margin-bottom:20px}
.fee-col .checks li{font-size:17px}
.small{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.consult{margin:34px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:26px}

/* steps */
.steps{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 40px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:30px}
.steps h3{margin:18px 0 6px;font-size:28px}
.steps p{color:var(--muted)}
.circle.num{width:72px;height:72px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:34px;color:#fff;font-weight:600}
.status-card{display:inline-block;max-width:760px;background:var(--cream);border-left:5px solid var(--rose);padding:20px 26px;text-align:left;font-size:16px;color:var(--muted)}
.status-card strong{color:var(--ink)}

/* plum band */
.band-plum{background:var(--plum);color:#fff;padding:100px 0}
.quote{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(32px,3.6vw,52px);max-width:980px;margin:0 auto}
.quote-by{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:26px;color:#F6D7DF;margin:22px 0 50px}
.frames{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px}
.frame{position:relative;display:block;border:18px solid var(--rose);background:var(--rose);text-decoration:none;color:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.frame img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 16%;transition:transform .6s}
.frame:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.frame-label{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:22px 26px;background:rgba(60,20,40,.78);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;text-align:left;line-height:1.15}
.frame-label small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700;color:#F6D7DF;margin-bottom:6px}

/* footer */
.footer{background:#2B2328;color:#EFE7EB;padding:64px 0 26px}
.footer-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px}
.logo-script.light{display:block;color:#fff}
.logo-caps.light{display:block;color:#EFE7EB}
.footer .dots-sm{margin:10px 0 18px}
.footer p{font-size:15px;color:#D9CFD4}
.footer-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.footer-links a{color:#EFE7EB;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px}
.footer-links a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:44px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #4B3F46;font-size:13px;color:#BFB3B9}

a:focus-visible,.btn:focus-visible,.menu:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--rose);outline-offset:3px}

/* responsive */
@media(max-width:1180px){#nav{gap:16px}#nav a{font-size:14px}.logo-script{font-size:40px}}
@media(max-width:1020px){
 .menu{display:block;background:none;border:1px solid var(--ink);border-radius:6px;font:700 14px var(--sans);padding:10px 16px;min-height:44px;cursor:pointer}
 #nav{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:16px;padding:22px 28px 28px;border-bottom:1px solid #EEE9E3;box-shadow:0 16px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}
 #nav.open{display:flex}
 #nav a{font-size:17px}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .wrap{padding:0 24px}
 body{font-size:17px}
 .hero{flex-direction:column;min-height:0;align-items:stretch}
 .hero-copy{padding:48px 0 34px;max-width:none}
 .hero-photo{position:static;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/4.4;object-position:50% 10%}
 .section{padding:66px 0}
 .check-box,.fee-box{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .check-col,.fee-col{padding:34px 26px}
 .check-col+.check-col,.fee-col+.fee-col{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
 .trio{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}
 .trio article+article{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:40px}
 .split{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0}
 .split-photo img{height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/4.3}
 .split.reverse .split-photo{order:0}
 .split-inner{padding:52px 24px;max-width:none}
 .stat-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
 .stat-row>div+div{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);padding-top:26px}
 .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .band-plum{padding:70px 0}
 .frames{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}
 .frame{border-width:12px}
 .footer-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .cred-row{font-size:19px;gap:8px 18px}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
 .header-row{min-height:78px}
 .logo-script{font-size:34px}
 .logo-caps{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.34em}
 .dots{width:260px}
 .checks li{font-size:17px}
 .circle{width:100px;height:100px}
 .frame-label{font-size:24px;padding:16px 18px}
 .signature{font-size:54px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important}}
.status{display:block}
.status .dot-live{display:inline-block;margin-right:8px;vertical-align:middle}
/* ===== v2: warmer hero, photo + type doing the work ===== */
.hero{background:#EDC6A9;min-height:760px}
.hero-photo{width:50%;object-position:30% 18%}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(50px,6.2vw,96px)}
.hero .kicker{color:#6A2349}
.hero-lead,.status{color:#3F3530}
.hero .script{color:#6A2349}
/* services: two, wider */
.trio.duo{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto}
.trio.duo article{padding:10px 56px}
/* approach: asymmetric split, bigger headline */
#approach{grid-template-columns:5fr 6fr;min-height:780px}
#approach h2{font-size:clamp(40px,4.6vw,68px);line-height:1.04}
/* about: editorial — oversized headline, offset portrait */
.about{padding:110px 0 120px;overflow:hidden}
.display{font-size:clamp(48px,7vw,108px);line-height:.98;max-width:1000px;margin-bottom:10px}
.about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5fr 6fr;gap:70px;align-items:start;margin-top:30px}
.about-photo{position:relative;margin-left:auto;width:100%;max-width:470px}
.about-photo::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-22px 22px 22px -22px;background:var(--teal);z-index:0}
.about-photo img{position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 14%}
.about-copy{padding-top:10px;max-width:540px}
.about-copy .dots{margin-top:0}
.about-lead{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:28px;line-height:1.35;color:var(--ink)!important}
.about-copy p{color:var(--muted)}
.subtle-link{font-size:15px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:18px;margin-top:4px}
.subtle-link a{font-weight:700}
/* quote band: let the words carry it */
.band-plum{padding:120px 0}
.quote{font-size:clamp(36px,4.4vw,64px);line-height:1.15;max-width:1040px}
.quote-by{margin-bottom:0}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .hero{min-height:0}
 .hero-photo{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/4.6;object-position:40% 14%}
 .trio.duo{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .trio.duo article{padding:10px 8px}
 .trio.duo article+article{padding-top:40px}
 #approach{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0}
 .about{padding:66px 0 72px}
 .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:44px}
 .about-photo{margin:20px 22px 0 22px;width:auto}
 .about-lead{font-size:24px}
 .band-plum{padding:76px 0}
}
#approach .split-photo img{object-position:45% 12%}
/* ===== subpages ===== */
#nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--plum);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:8px;text-decoration-thickness:2px}
.page-hero{padding:80px 0 100px;overflow:hidden}
.ph-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:7fr 5fr;gap:70px;align-items:center}
.ph-copy h1{font-size:clamp(50px,6.4vw,100px);line-height:1}
.ph-lead{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(24px,2.2vw,30px);line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink);max-width:620px}
.ph-photo{position:relative;margin:0 24px 0 0}
.ph-photo img{position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5.2;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 12%}
.ph-photo::before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:0;inset:28px -24px -24px 28px}
.offset-teal::before{background:var(--teal)}
.offset-rose::before{background:var(--rose)}
.story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:4fr 7fr;gap:80px;align-items:center}
.story-photo{margin:0}
.story-photo img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:40% 20%}
.story-copy p{color:var(--muted)}
.pull{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(26px,2.5vw,36px);line-height:1.3;color:var(--ink)!important;margin-bottom:26px}
.pull.big{font-size:clamp(30px,3.2vw,46px);line-height:1.22;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto}
.narrow{max-width:880px}
.body-lg{font-size:21px;line-height:1.8;color:var(--muted)}
.subpage .split-photo img{object-position:50% 18%}
.light-script{color:#F6D7DF}
.band-teal.closing-band{padding:110px 0}
.band-teal .quote{color:#fff}
.next-links{display:flex;gap:16px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:44px}
.btn-ghost{border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75);color:#fff}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .page-hero{padding:44px 0 66px}
 .ph-grid,.story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:44px}
 .ph-photo{margin:0 22px 0 0;max-width:460px}
 .story-photo{max-width:420px}
 .body-lg{font-size:18px}
 .band-teal.closing-band{padding:72px 0}
}
.start-cta{margin:0 0 30px}