@font-face{font-family:'Fraunces';font-style:normal;font-weight:100 900;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/fraunces-latin-opsz-normal.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Fraunces';font-style:italic;font-weight:100 900;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/fraunces-latin-opsz-italic.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans';font-style:normal;font-weight:200 800;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/plus-jakarta-sans-latin-wght-normal.woff2) format('woff2')}

  :root{
    --brand:#34495e;
    --brand-deep:#22313f;
    --brand-soft:#e6eef0;
    --gold:#2a9d8f;
    --gold-deep:#1c7064;
    --gold-soft:#e1f3f0;
    --gold-light:#6fd3c4;
    --ink:#1f2a37;
    --muted:#5f6b7a;
    --line:#dce5e5;
    --paper:#f6f9f9;
    --paper-2:#eef3f3;
    --white:#ffffff;
    --radius:16px;
    --max:1140px;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  body{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
  .wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
  section{padding:92px 0}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;color:var(--brand);line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  h2{font-size:2.15rem;margin-bottom:14px}
  .eyebrow{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep);margin-bottom:16px}
  .lead{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.08rem;max-width:620px}
  .center{text-align:center}
  .center .lead{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
  .accent{color:var(--gold-deep)}
  /* Placeholder highlight — replace every .ph before going live */
  .ph{background:#fff3b0;color:#1f2a37;padding:0 4px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:600}

  /* check-mark list items */
  .chk li{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start}
  .chk li::before{content:"";flex:0 0 17px;height:17px;margin-top:4px;background:currentColor;
    -webkit-mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='black' stroke-width='2.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='20 6 9 17 4 12'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/contain no-repeat;
            mask:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='black' stroke-width='2.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='20 6 9 17 4 12'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/contain no-repeat}

  /* buttons */
  .btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;padding:14px 26px;border-radius:11px;cursor:pointer;border:1.5px solid transparent;transition:transform .15s ease,background .2s,border-color .2s;font-family:inherit;white-space:nowrap}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--brand);color:#fff}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--brand-deep);transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .btn-outline{background:transparent;color:var(--brand);border-color:var(--line)}
  .btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--brand);transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .btn-light{background:#fff;color:var(--brand)}
  .btn-light:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}

  /* header */
  header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(246,249,249,.86);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:76px}
  .brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;line-height:1}
  .brand .word{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:500;font-size:2.2rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--brand);line-height:.95}
  .brand .rule{width:2px;align-self:stretch;min-height:48px;background:var(--gold);border-radius:1px}
  .brand .svcs{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;font-weight:600;font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.62;white-space:nowrap}
  .nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;white-space:nowrap}
  .nav-links a{font-weight:500;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink)}
  .nav-links a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
  .nav-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;margin-left:24px}
  .nav-phone{font-weight:600;color:var(--brand);white-space:nowrap;font-size:.95rem}
  .menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--brand)}

  /* hero */
  .hero{padding:78px 0 64px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--paper) 0%,var(--paper-2) 100%)}
  .hero .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:54px;align-items:center}
  .hero h1{font-size:3.2rem;margin-bottom:22px}
  .hero p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.14rem;max-width:520px;margin-bottom:30px}
  .hero-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .hero-trust{display:flex;gap:34px;margin-top:40px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .hero-trust b{display:block;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--brand)}
  .hero-trust span{font-size:.86rem;color:var(--muted)}
  .hero-card{background:var(--brand);color:#fff;border-radius:20px;padding:34px}
  .hero-card h3{color:#fff;font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:20px}
  .hero-card ul{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:15px}
  .hero-card li{color:#d9e2ee;font-size:.98rem}
  .hero-card li::before{background:var(--gold-light);flex-basis:20px;height:20px;margin-top:3px}

  /* trust strip */
  .strip{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}
  .strip .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:24px 28px}
  .strip-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;color:var(--brand);font-weight:500;font-size:.95rem}
  .strip-item svg{flex:0 0 20px;color:var(--gold-deep)}

  /* credentials band */
  .creds{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .creds .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px 24px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:20px 28px}
  .creds .lbl{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep)}
  .creds .item{color:var(--brand);font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}
  .creds .dot{width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);opacity:.6}

  /* services */
  .grid-svc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px;margin-top:50px}
  .card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:32px;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}
  .card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(52,73,94,.10)}
  .card .ic{width:52px;height:52px;border-radius:13px;background:var(--brand-soft);color:var(--brand);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:20px}
  .card h3{font-size:1.32rem;margin-bottom:9px}
  .card>p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.97rem;margin-bottom:18px}
  .card ul{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:10px}
  .card li{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink)}
  .card li::before{color:var(--brand)}

  /* why */
  .why{background:var(--paper-2)}
  .why-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:26px;margin-top:50px}
  .why-item{text-align:center}
  .why-item .circle{width:62px;height:62px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--brand);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto 18px}
  .why-item h3{font-size:1.12rem;margin-bottom:7px}
  .why-item p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem}

  /* checklist */
  .bring{background:var(--paper-2)}
  .bring-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;margin-top:50px}
  .bring-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px}
  .bring-card h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:14px}
  .bring-card ul{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:9px}
  .bring-card li{font-size:.93rem}
  .bring-card li::before{color:var(--gold-deep)}
  .deadline{max-width:720px;margin:30px auto 0;text-align:center;background:var(--gold-soft);border:1px solid #ecdcb4;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;color:var(--ink);font-size:.95rem}

  /* cta band */
  .cta-wrap{padding:92px 0 0}
  .cta-band{background:var(--brand);color:#fff;border-radius:22px;padding:58px;text-align:center}
  .cta-band h2{color:#fff;font-size:2.1rem}
  .cta-band p{color:#cfd9e6;max-width:560px;margin:14px auto 28px}

  /* faq */
  .faq-list{max-width:820px;margin:46px auto 0;display:grid;gap:14px}
  .faq-item{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden}
  .faq-q{width:100%;text-align:left;background:none;border:none;padding:21px 24px;font-size:1.04rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--brand);cursor:pointer;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;font-family:inherit}
  .faq-q .pl{flex:0 0 20px;color:var(--gold-deep);transition:transform .25s;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1;text-align:center}
  .faq-item.open .pl{transform:rotate(45deg)}
  .faq-a{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .3s ease;color:var(--muted)}
  .faq-a p{padding:0 24px 21px;font-size:.98rem}
  .faq-a a{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600}

  /* contact */
  .contact{background:var(--paper-2)}
  .contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px;margin-top:48px;align-items:start}
  .contact-info{display:grid;gap:22px}
  .info-row{display:flex;gap:15px;align-items:flex-start}
  .info-row .ic{width:46px;height:46px;flex:0 0 46px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--brand-soft);color:var(--brand);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
  .info-row h4{color:var(--brand);font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:2px}
  .info-row p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}
  .info-row a{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600}
  form{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:34px}
  .field{margin-bottom:18px}
  label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem;margin-bottom:7px;color:var(--brand)}
  input,select,textarea{width:100%;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;font-size:.97rem;font-family:inherit;background:var(--paper);transition:border .15s,box-shadow .15s;color:var(--ink)}
  input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--brand);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(52,73,94,.14);background:#fff}
  textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:120px}
  .row2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
  .form-note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;text-align:center}
  .hp-field{position:absolute!important;left:-5000px;height:0;overflow:hidden}
  .form-success{display:none;text-align:center;background:var(--brand-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:26px 22px;color:var(--brand);font-weight:600;font-size:1.05rem}

  /* footer */
  footer{background:var(--brand-deep);color:#b3c0d1;padding:64px 0 30px}
  .foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr 1fr;gap:42px}
  .foot-brand .brand{margin-bottom:16px}
  .foot-brand .brand .word{color:#fff}
  .foot-brand .brand .svcs{color:var(--gold-light)}
  .foot-tagline{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--gold-light);max-width:330px;margin-bottom:10px}
  .foot-brand p{font-size:.92rem;max-width:330px}
  footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:.82rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:600}
  footer ul{list-style:none;display:grid;gap:11px;font-size:.92rem}
  footer a:hover{color:#fff}
  .disclosures{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:46px;padding-top:22px;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.7;color:#8e9bb0}
  .disclosures p{margin-bottom:6px}
  .disclosures a{text-decoration:underline}
  .foot-bottom{margin-top:14px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.84rem}

  @media (max-width:900px){
    section{padding:66px 0}
    .cta-wrap{padding:66px 0 0}
    .hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:38px}
    .hero h1{font-size:2.5rem}
    .grid-svc,.bring-grid,.steps,.home-svc{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}
    .page-hero h1{font-size:2.3rem}
    .creds .wrap{gap:8px 16px}
    .creds .dot{display:none}
    .why-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
    .contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}
    .row2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
    .nav-links{display:none;position:absolute;top:76px;left:0;right:0;background:var(--paper);flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;padding:18px 28px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);gap:16px}
    .nav-links.open{display:flex}
    .nav-phone{display:none}
    .menu-toggle{display:block}
    .cta-band{padding:40px 26px}
    h2{font-size:1.85rem}
  }
  @media (max-width:540px){
    .why-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .hero h1{font-size:2.15rem}
    .wrap{padding:0 18px}
    .brand{gap:8px}
    .brand .word{font-size:1.55rem}
    .brand .rule{min-height:38px}
    .brand .svcs{font-size:7.6px;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1.5}
    .nav-cta{gap:9px}
    .nav-cta .btn-primary{padding:8px 12px!important;font-size:.78rem!important}
  }

  /* ---- multi-page additions ---- */
  .nav-links a.active{color:var(--brand);font-weight:600;box-shadow:inset 0 -2px 0 var(--gold)}
  .page-hero{padding:70px 0 58px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--paper) 0%,var(--paper-2) 100%);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .page-hero h1{font-size:2.9rem;margin-bottom:14px;max-width:760px}
  .page-hero .lead{font-size:1.12rem}
  .crumbs{font-size:.84rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
  .crumbs a{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600}
  .home-svc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:50px}
  .home-svc .card{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
  .home-svc .card>p{flex:1}
  .more{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600;font-size:.94rem}
  .more:hover{color:var(--brand)}
  .section-cta{text-align:center;margin-top:40px}
  .steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:50px;counter-reset:s}
  .btn-ghost-light{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
  .btn-ghost-light:hover{border-color:#fff;transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;margin-top:50px}
  .ig-band{padding:64px 0}
  .ig-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:32px}
  .ig-icon{flex:0 0 64px;height:64px;border-radius:16px;background:var(--brand-soft);color:var(--brand);display:grid;place-items:center}
  .ig-text{flex:1 1 360px}.ig-text h2{font-size:1.6rem;margin-bottom:6px}.ig-text .eyebrow{margin-bottom:8px}
  .step{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px}
  .step::before{counter-increment:s;content:"0" counter(s);display:block;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold-deep);margin-bottom:10px}
  .step h3{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:6px}
  .step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem}
  .about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}
  .portrait{aspect-ratio:4/5;border-radius:20px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--brand-soft),var(--gold-soft));border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;max-width:380px}
  .about-solo{max-width:820px}
  .about-solo p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.05rem;margin-bottom:16px}
  .about-grid p{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.05rem;margin-bottom:16px}
  .cred-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:26px}
  .cred-box{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:16px 18px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
  .cred-box b{display:block;color:var(--brand);font-size:.98rem}
  .cred-box a{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600}
  @media (max-width:1060px) and (min-width:901px){.home-svc{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
  @media (max-width:900px){.home-svc,.steps,.grid-svc,.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}.page-hero h1{font-size:2.3rem}}
  .brand .word{font-size:1.9rem;white-space:nowrap}
  .brand .word .one{color:var(--gold)}
  .foot-brand .brand .word .one{color:var(--gold-light)}
  .brand .mark{flex:0 0 auto;margin-right:2px}
  @media (max-width:1280px){header .brand .svcs,header .brand .rule{display:none}}
  @media (max-width:540px){.brand .mark{width:34px;height:34px}}
  .nav-links{margin-left:28px}
  @media (max-width:1100px) and (min-width:901px){.nav-links{gap:18px}.nav-phone{display:none}}
  @media (max-width:540px){.brand .word{font-size:1.35rem}.brand .svcs{display:none}.brand .rule{display:none}}
  .cred-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
  @media (max-width:760px){.cred-3{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
  .legal h2{font-size:1.4rem;margin:34px 0 10px}.legal p,.legal li{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.7}.legal ul{padding-left:20px}.legal a{color:var(--gold-deep);font-weight:600}
  @media (max-width:540px){.cred-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.page-hero h1{font-size:2rem}}

  @media (max-width:420px){.brand .word{font-size:1.15rem}.brand .mark{width:28px;height:28px}.brand{gap:6px}.nav-cta .btn-primary{padding:8px 11px!important;font-size:.76rem!important}}
  @media (max-width:352px){.nav-cta .btn-primary{display:none}}