.elementor-779 .elementor-element.elementor-element-df75208{--display:flex;}/* Start custom CSS */<style>
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

:root {
  --forest:     #3a4d37;
  --forest-mid: #4e6349;
  --forest-dim: #2c3a29;
  --sage:       #7a9e6b;
  --sage-light: #a8c4a0;
  --sage-pale:  #c8d9a8;
  --cream:      #f7f3ec;
  --cream-dark: #ede8df;
  --warm-white: #faf8f4;
  --stone:      #c2c9b8;
  --ink:        #1c2419;
  --charcoal:   #3d3d3a;
  --muted:      #6b7060;
  --border:     rgba(58,77,55,0.12);
}

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  background: var(--warm-white);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}


/* ── SHARED UTILITIES ── */
.container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 4rem;
}

.section-tag {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.section-tag::before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--sage);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.section-heading {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.section-heading em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--forest-mid);
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--forest);
  color: var(--cream) !important;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
  display: inline-block;
}

.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--forest-dim); transform: translateY(-1px); }

.btn-ghost {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--forest);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.btn-ghost:hover { opacity: 0.7; }

/* ── PAGE HERO ── */
.page-hero {
  padding: 6rem 4rem 5rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.page-hero-copy { }

.page-hero-copy .section-tag { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }

.page-hero-copy h1 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 62px);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.page-hero-copy h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--forest-mid);
}

.page-hero-copy .lead {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  max-width: 480px;
}

/* Photo frame — right column */
.page-hero-img {
  position: relative;
}

.page-hero-img-frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 180px 180px 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #e8ede4 0%, #d0dbc9 100%);
  height: 540px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.page-hero-img-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.page-hero-img-placeholder {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  opacity: 0.3;
}

.page-hero-img-placeholder svg {
  width: 72px;
  height: 72px;
}

.page-hero-img-placeholder span {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--forest);
}

/* Floating badge */
.page-hero-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 2.5rem;
  left: -2.5rem;
  background: white;
  border: 0.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(58,77,55,0.10);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.badge-icon {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.badge-text strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.badge-text span {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Accent dot */
.page-hero-img::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -24px;
  right: -24px;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(58,77,55,0.1);
  z-index: -1;
}

.page-hero-img::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -8px;
  right: -8px;
  width: 70px;
  height: 70px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(58,77,55,0.07);
  z-index: -1;
}

/* ── STORY SECTION ── */
.story-section {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 7rem 4rem;
}

.story-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.story-header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  margin-bottom: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.story-header-left {}

.story-header-right {
  padding-top: 3.5rem;
}

.story-header-right p {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 22px);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.story-header-right p strong {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--forest);
}

/* Timeline strip */
.story-timeline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border: 0.5px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: white;
}

.timeline-item {
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  border-right: 0.5px solid var(--border);
  position: relative;
}

.timeline-item:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

.timeline-year {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sage);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.timeline-item h3 {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.timeline-item p {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ── PHILOSOPHY SECTION ── */
.philosophy-section {
  padding: 7rem 4rem;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.philosophy-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.philosophy-left {
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
}

.philosophy-right {}

.philosophy-card {
  border-top: 0.5px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2.25rem 0;
}

.philosophy-card:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--border);
}

.philosophy-card-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.philosophy-num {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--stone);
  line-height: 1;
  min-width: 32px;
}

.philosophy-card h3 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.philosophy-card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  padding-left: 57px;
}

/* ── CREDENTIALS BAND ── */
.cred-band {
  background: var(--forest);
  padding: 4.5rem 4rem;
}

.cred-band-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
}

.cred-stat {
  padding: 0 2.5rem;
  border-right: 0.5px solid rgba(200,217,168,0.15);
  text-align: center;
}

.cred-stat:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.cred-stat:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }

.cred-stat strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 4.5vw, 56px);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--sage-pale);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.cred-stat span {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-light);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

/* ── CHESHIRE QUOTE SECTION ── */
.quote-section {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 7rem 4rem;
}

.quote-section-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 48px rgba(58,77,55,0.10);
}

.quote-img-col {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #e8ede4 0%, #c8d5c0 100%);
  min-height: 420px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.quote-img-col img {
  width: 50%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.quote-img-placeholder {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  opacity: 0.35;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem;
}

.quote-img-placeholder svg {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
}

.quote-img-placeholder p {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--forest);
}

.quote-copy-col {
  background: var(--forest);
  padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.quote-copy-col::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -60px;
  right: -60px;
  width: 220px;
  height: 220px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(200,217,168,0.1);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.quote-copy-col::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -20px;
  right: -20px;
  width: 130px;
  height: 130px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(200,217,168,0.07);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.quote-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sage-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.quote-copy-col blockquote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 22px);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--cream-dark);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.quote-copy-col blockquote strong {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--sage-pale);
}

.quote-attribution {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage-light);
  opacity: 0.7;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(200,217,168,0.2);
}

/* ── TESTIMONIAL ── */
.testimonial-section {
  padding: 6rem 4rem;
  background: var(--warm-white);
}

.testimonial-inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.testimonial-mark {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 120px;
  line-height: 0.6;
  color: var(--sage-pale);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.testimonial-inner blockquote {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 30px);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.testimonial-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
}

.testimonial-avatar {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  background: var(--forest);
  color: var(--sage-pale);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.testimonial-author-info {
  text-align: left;
}

.testimonial-author-info strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.testimonial-author-info span {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ── CTA SECTION ── */
.cta-section {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 7rem 4rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.cta-section .section-tag {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.cta-section .section-heading {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.cta-section .section-sub {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 2.5rem 4rem;
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.footer-logo {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.footer-logo span {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sage);
  margin-top: -2px;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  list-style: none;
}

.footer-links a {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.45);
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--cream); }

.footer-copy {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.3);
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  nav { padding: 0 2rem; }

  .page-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 4rem 2rem;
    gap: 3rem;
  }

  .page-hero-img { order: -1; }
  .page-hero-img-frame { height: 380px; }
  .page-hero-badge { left: 1rem; }

  .story-section { padding: 5rem 2rem; }
  .story-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .story-timeline { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .timeline-item { border-right: none; border-bottom: 0.5px solid var(--border); }
  .timeline-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

  .philosophy-section { padding: 5rem 2rem; }
  .philosophy-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .philosophy-left { position: static; }

  .cred-band { padding: 4rem 2rem; }
  .cred-band-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; }
  .cred-stat { border-right: none; padding: 0; text-align: left; }

  .quote-section { padding: 4rem 2rem; }
  .quote-section-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .quote-img-col { min-height: 280px; }

  .testimonial-section { padding: 5rem 2rem; }

  .cta-section { padding: 5rem 2rem; }

  footer { padding: 2rem; }
  .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; gap: 1.25rem; text-align: center; }
  .footer-links { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
}
</style>/* End custom CSS */