/* Leo C. Colton — simple, quiet, responsive and deliberately free of frameworks. */
:root {
  --paper: #f3f5ed;
  --paper-deep: #e4eadf;
  --ink: #2a3e33;
  --ink-soft: #526052;
  --line: #ccd6c9;
  --rust: #6d886c;
  --olive: #83957b;
  --white: #fafbf6;
  --serif: 'Iowan Old Style', 'Baskerville', 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: 'Avenir Next', Avenir, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 100px; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 16px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
::selection { color: var(--white); background: var(--rust); }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #6b8668; outline-offset: 5px; }
p { line-height: 1.75; }
.container { max-width: 1372px; margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: clamp(23px, 5.25vw, 82px); }
.skip-link { position: absolute; top: -100px; left: 12px; z-index: 100; background: var(--white); padding: 14px 18px; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; }
.top-line { height: 4px; background: var(--ink); }
.site-header { position: relative; z-index: 10; background: rgba(243,245,237,.98); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 102px; gap: 40px; }
.brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-width: max-content; line-height: 1; }
.brand-name { font: 500 28px/1.04 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.brand-period, .footer-brand span, .signature span { color: var(--rust); }
.brand-sub { margin-top: 9px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 650; }
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 47px); }
.site-nav > a { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 630; letter-spacing: .055em; transition: color .2s ease; }
.site-nav > a:not(.nav-contact):hover { color: var(--rust); }
.site-nav .nav-contact { border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 15px 20px 15px 22px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.nav-contact:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.menu-toggle { display: none; }
.hero { overflow: hidden; }
.hero-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 72px); align-items: center; min-height: 690px; padding-top: 58px; padding-bottom: 48px; }
.hero-copy { padding: 20px 0 25px; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.eyebrow, .small-label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .19em; line-height: 1.6; }
.eyebrow-line { display: inline-block; width: 27px; height: 1px; background: var(--rust); }
h1,h2,h3,blockquote { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(66px, 7.2vw, 118px); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.071em; margin: 35px 0 28px; }
h1 em,h2 em,blockquote em { font-weight: 400; color: var(--rust); }
.hero-intro { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.85; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 465px; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 30px; margin-top: 35px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 51px; padding: 0 21px; min-width: 171px; gap: 25px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 720; transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease; }
.button:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-dark { color: var(--white); background: var(--ink); }
.button-dark:hover { background: #486650; }
.text-link { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 12px 0 7px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 680; }
.text-link span { margin-left: 9px; }
.hero-visual { margin: 0; height: clamp(460px, 42vw, 625px); min-width: 0; position: relative; }
.hero-photo { height: 100%; width: 100%; background-color: #849882; background-image: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(24,34,24,.23), transparent 47%), url('moorland-fallback.svg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
.hero-visual figcaption { position: absolute; left: -25px; bottom: 37px; padding: 22px 27px; width: 242px; background: var(--paper); box-shadow: 0 16px 42px #1c271c14; }
.hero-visual figcaption span { display: block; font: italic 25px/1.15 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.hero-visual figcaption span + span { margin-top: 3px; }
.hero-index { position: absolute; color: var(--white); right: 20px; bottom: 21px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; }
.hero-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); min-height: 62px; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; color: #677767; font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .125em; }
.statement { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); text-align: center; }
.statement-inner { padding-top: 81px; padding-bottom: 76px; }
.statement .small-label { justify-content: center; color: #d1dfd2; }
.statement p { font: 23px/1.6 var(--serif); margin: 26px 0 0; color: #e7f0e4; }
.statement blockquote { font-size: clamp(50px, 6vw, 89px); letter-spacing: -.06em; margin: 2px 0 15px; line-height: 1.2; }
.statement blockquote em { color: #c6dcb7; }
.small-star { color: #c8dabc; font-size: 21px; }
.section { padding: clamp(83px, 10vw, 148px) 0; }
.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 50px; margin-bottom: 65px; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(45px, 5.1vw, 76px); line-height: 1.09; letter-spacing: -.054em; margin: 23px 0 0; }
.section-heading-note { max-width: 285px; margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 15px; }
.service-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); border-top: 1px solid #bccbbd; border-bottom: 1px solid #bccbbd; }
.service { padding: 28px clamp(17px, 3vw, 43px) 32px 0; min-height: 255px; }
.service + .service { padding-left: clamp(17px, 3vw, 43px); border-left: 1px solid #bccbbd; }
.service-number { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .16em; color: #768c78; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding-right: 3px; }
.service-number span { color: var(--rust); font-size: 16px; }
.service h3 { font-size: clamp(30px, 2.7vw, 42px); letter-spacing: -.035em; margin: 48px 0 10px; }
.service p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; max-width: 325px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }
.service-note { max-width: 100%; margin: 27px 0 0; color: #6c7b6b; font: italic 22px/1.5 var(--serif); }
.section-approach { background: var(--paper-deep); }
.approach-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .91fr 1.09fr; align-items: center; gap: clamp(65px, 10vw, 142px); }
.approach-image-wrap { position: relative; min-height: 605px; }
.approach-photo { width: 100%; height: 605px; background-color: #9ead98; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(53,58,50,.08), rgba(53,58,50,.08)), url('notebook-and-pen.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; }
.photo-caption { display: block; position: absolute; bottom: -25px; right: -25px; font: italic 22px/1.3 var(--serif); background: var(--paper); padding: 21px 28px; max-width: 255px; }
.approach-copy { padding: 20px 0; }
.approach-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.lead { font: 24px/1.54 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.012em; }
.approach-copy .lead { max-width: 560px; margin-bottom: 35px; }
.steps { border-top: 1px solid #c3d0c2; }
.step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr; gap: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c3d0c2; padding: 19px 0 17px; }
.step > span { font-size: 10px; color: #66866c; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 7px; }
.step h3 { font: 25px/1.2 var(--serif); margin: 0; }
.step p { margin: 5px 0 0; color: #566657; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.about-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.06fr .94fr; align-items: center; gap: clamp(70px, 10vw, 145px); }
.about-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 27px; }
.about-copy .lead { margin-bottom: 17px; font-size: 25px; max-width: 590px; }
.about-copy > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.lead) { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 615px; line-height: 1.89; }
.signature { font: italic 48px/1 var(--serif); margin-top: 22px; display: block; }
.about-aside { width: 100%; }
.portrait-panel { width: 100%; min-height: 505px; background: #d3dfd1; border: 1px solid #c0cfc1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; padding: 34px; background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 65% 32%, #eaf0e6 0, transparent 44%), linear-gradient(135deg, #d6e2d3, #c1d1c0); }
.portrait-mark { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; flex: 1; font: 142px/.8 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.12em; color: rgba(52,63,54,.33); padding-bottom: 40px; }
.portrait-mark span { color: rgba(164,105,77,.62); }
.portrait-caption { border-top: 1px solid #a8bdaa; padding-top: 19px; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 15px; }
.portrait-caption strong { font: 25px/1 var(--serif); font-weight: 400; }
.portrait-caption span { font: 10px/1.4 var(--sans); letter-spacing: .06em; max-width: 106px; text-align: right; color: #66776a; }
.aside-note { font: italic 21px/1.5 var(--serif); max-width: 330px; margin: 25px 0 0 auto; }
.faq-section { background: #e2e9df; padding: 92px 0 98px; }
.faq-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .82fr 1.18fr; gap: 100px; }
.faq-heading h2 { margin-top: 16px; }
.faq-list { border-top: 1px solid #b8c9ba; }
.faq-list details { border-bottom: 1px solid #b8c9ba; padding: 0; }
.faq-list summary { cursor: pointer; list-style: none; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; padding: 27px 0; font: 25px/1.3 var(--serif); }
.faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-list summary span { color: #688b70; font: 26px/1 var(--sans); font-weight: 300; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.faq-list details[open] summary span { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq-list details p { max-width: 540px; color: #566657; font-size: 14px; margin: -3px 38px 24px 0; }
.contact-section { background: #304b3d; color: var(--paper); padding: clamp(80px, 9.5vw, 143px) 0; }
.contact-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: clamp(90px, 11vw, 155px); align-items: center; }
.eyebrow-light { color: #c7dfc4; }
.contact-section h2 { font-size: clamp(52px, 6vw, 88px); margin: 27px 0; }
.contact-section h2 em { color: #c7dfbe; }
.contact-layout > div:first-child > p:last-child { color: #e1eadf; max-width: 505px; font-size: 16px; }
.contact-card { border-top: 1px solid #819887; border-bottom: 1px solid #819887; padding: 37px 0 32px; }
.contact-card-title { font: 31px/1.25 var(--serif); margin: 0 0 15px; }
.contact-card p:not(.contact-card-title) { color: #d5e1d4; font-size: 14px; }
.contact-pending { border: 1px solid #92ad97; margin: 23px 0 40px; padding: 18px 21px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; color: #f0f3ea; font-size: 12px; }
.contact-pending span { font-size: 17px; }
.contact-card .contact-area { font-size: 11px !important; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.site-footer { background: #24392f; color: #eff3e9; padding-top: 53px; }
.footer-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 35px; padding-bottom: 50px; }
.footer-brand { display: block; font: 38px/.9 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.footer-tag { display: block; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .16em; margin-top: 17px; }
.footer-right { text-align: right; color: #c9dac9; font: italic 19px/1.5 var(--serif); }
.footer-right a { display: block; margin-top: 13px; font: 11px/1.5 var(--sans); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding-top: 17px; padding-bottom: 18px; border-top: 1px solid #526c59; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: 9px; color: #bacdb9; }
@media(max-width: 1000px) {
  .site-nav { gap: 20px; }
  .hero-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr .84fr; gap: 35px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(65px, 8vw, 88px); }
  .hero-visual { height: 530px; }
  .approach-layout, .about-layout { gap: 60px; }
  .faq-layout { gap: 45px; }
}
@media(max-width: 760px) {
  html { scroll-padding-top: 72px; }
  .header-inner { min-height: 82px; }
  .brand-name { font-size: 25px; }
  .menu-toggle { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 6px; background: transparent; border: 0; width: 43px; height: 43px; padding: 8px; cursor: pointer; }
  .menu-toggle span { height: 1px; background: var(--ink); width: 100%; }
  .site-nav { display: none; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; padding: 15px 23px 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); box-shadow: 0 16px 24px #233a2a18; }
  .site-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .site-nav > a { padding: 16px 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px; }
  .site-nav .nav-contact { justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 17px; padding: 16px 20px; }
  .hero-layout { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; min-height: unset; padding-top: 54px; gap: 25px; }
  .hero-copy { padding: 0; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(66px, 13vw, 99px); margin: 26px 0; }
  .hero-intro { font-size: 15px; }
  .hero-visual { height: clamp(360px, 108vw, 570px); margin-left: 14px; }
  .hero-visual figcaption { left: -14px; bottom: 24px; }
  .hero-bottom { font-size: 9px; }
  .scroll-hint { display: none; }
  .statement-inner { padding-top: 65px; padding-bottom: 62px; }
  .statement p { font-size: 20px; }
  .section-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 33px; }
  .section-heading-note { max-width: 520px; margin-top: 25px; }
  .service-grid { display: block; }
  .service, .service + .service { min-height: auto; padding: 25px 0 29px; border-left: 0; }
  .service + .service { border-top: 1px solid #bccbbd; }
  .service h3 { margin: 21px 0 11px; }
  .service p { max-width: 500px; }
  .approach-layout, .about-layout, .faq-layout, .contact-layout { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 55px; align-items: stretch; }
  .approach-image-wrap { min-height: unset; }
  .approach-photo { height: 450px; }
  .photo-caption { right: -10px; bottom: -20px; }
  .about-aside { max-width: 520px; }
  .portrait-panel { min-height: 420px; }
  .faq-section { padding: 80px 0; }
  .faq-list summary { font-size: 23px; }
  .contact-layout { gap: 45px; }
  .footer-inner { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; }
  .footer-right { text-align: left; }
}
@media(max-width: 420px) {
  .container { padding-inline: 22px; }
  h1 { font-size: 63px; }
  h2 { font-size: 43px; }
  .hero-actions { gap: 20px; }
  .hero-visual figcaption { padding: 17px 22px; width: 218px; }
  .hero-visual figcaption span { font-size: 23px; }
  .photo-caption { font-size: 19px; }
  .footer-bottom { gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *,*::before,*::after { transition-duration: .01ms !important; } }

/* Sage edit, October 2026: warmer green surfaces and gentler emphasis. */
.statement blockquote { max-width: 960px; margin-inline: auto; }
.about-copy p { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .about-copy .lead { font-size: 23px; } }

/* Contact link — added 31 October 2026. */
.contact-email-button { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 22px; border: 1px solid #9bb49c; padding: 18px 21px; margin: 24px 0 15px; color: #f0f3ea; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 650; transition: background .18s ease; }
.contact-email-button:hover, .contact-email-button:focus-visible { background: #405d4b; }
.contact-email-button span { font-size: 18px; }
.contact-email-address { display: inline-block; color: #dcebd8; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 4px; font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; margin-bottom: 27px; }
.contact-email-address:hover { color: white; }


/* Additional celebrations — understated and distinct from established funeral work. */
.other-ceremonies { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .83fr 1.17fr; gap: clamp(30px, 7vw, 115px); align-items: center; margin-top: 57px; padding: 35px 0 8px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.other-ceremonies .eyebrow { color: #627866; margin: 0 0 11px; }
.other-ceremonies h3 { font-size: clamp(35px, 3.6vw, 53px); letter-spacing: -.052em; margin: 0; line-height: 1.12; }
.other-ceremonies h3 em { color: var(--rust); font-weight: 400; }
.other-ceremonies-copy p { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 14px; max-width: 540px; line-height: 1.85; margin: 0 0 15px; }
.other-ceremonies-copy a { display: inline-flex; gap: 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 4px 0 7px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 680; }
.other-ceremonies-copy a:hover { color: #56785c; }

/* Temporary telephone contact, marked in HTML and README for easy replacement. */
.contact-email-address { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.contact-phone-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 27px; gap: 6px; }
.contact-phone-block > span { font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .13em; color: #bacdb8; }
.contact-phone { font: 27px/1.35 var(--serif); color: #f1f5ee; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.contact-phone:hover { color: #d1e6c7; }
.contact-phone span { font: 15px/1 var(--sans); margin-left: 4px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .other-ceremonies { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; margin-top: 35px; padding-top: 28px; }
}

/* Clean, quiet notebook/pen replacement: no extraneous flowers or desktop clutter. */
.approach-photo {
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(42,52,41,.09),rgba(42,52,41,.09)),
    url('notebook-and-pen.jpg');
  background-position: center;
}


/* Launch edition: local image assets and keyboard-friendly links. */
.hero-photo { background-position: center; }
.approach-photo { background-position: center 51%; }
.footer-privacy { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; color: #dde9d8; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.footer-privacy:hover { color: #ffffff; }
@media(max-width:760px){.approach-photo{height:450px;}}
@media(max-width:420px){.hero-layout{padding-top:40px}.hero-bottom{line-height:1.8}}

/* Portrait-free edition, November 2026. Give the biography comfortable reading width
   without a placeholder portrait, artificial headshot, or empty photo frame. */
.about-layout-text-only { display: block; max-width: 1035px; }
.about-layout-text-only .about-copy { max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; }
.about-layout-text-only .about-copy > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.lead) { max-width: 760px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; }
.about-layout-text-only .about-copy .lead { max-width: 740px; }
.about-layout-text-only .signature { margin-top: 37px; }