:root {
    --primary: #953749;
    --primary-dark: #6f2636;
    --deep: #2f0f14;
    --deep-2: #42151d;
    --deep-3: #551d28;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --off-white: #f8f5f5;
    --rose: #c87585;
    --rose-light: #e6a8b3;
    --champagne: #d9bd9a;
    --text: #bdaeb1;
    --text-light: #ded4d6;
    --border: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    --maroon-deep: #3E0F1B;
    --maroon: #611A2C;
    --maroon-light: #862338;
    --gold: #C9A24B;
    --gold-soft: #E6D3A0;
    --cream: #F4EBDA;
    --cream-dim: rgba(244, 235, 218, 0.68);
    --line: rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.35);
    --eco-maroon-deep: #3E0F1B;
    --eco-maroon: #611A2C;
    --eco-gold: #B0863A;
    --eco-gold-soft: #E6D3A0;
    --eco-ink: #241016;
    --eco-ink-dim: #7A6B6F;
    --eco-paper: #FFFFFF;
    --eco-hairline: #E7DED8;
}

body {
    font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
    background: var(--deep);
    color: var(--white);
    overflow-x: hidden;
}


.section-label {
    color: var(--rose-light);
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.section-title {
    font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 58px);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -2.5px;
}

.section-title span {
    color: var(--rose-light);
}

.section-text {
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.8;
    font-size: 15px;
}


.eyebrow {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.fst-fraunces {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
}

.font-mono {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}

/* ---------- alternating section backgrounds ---------- */
.section-maroon {
    background: var(--deep);
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.section-maroon .eyebrow {
    color: var(--champagne);
}

.section-maroon h1,
.section-maroon h2,
.section-maroon h3 {
    color: var(--off-white);
}

.section-maroon p,
.section-maroon li {
    color: var(--text);
}

.section-maroon .rule {
    border-color: var(--border) !important;
}

.section-white {
    background: var(--off-white);
    color: var(--deep-3);
}

.section-white .eyebrow {
    color: var(--primary);
}

.section-white h1,
.section-white h2,
.section-white h3 {
    color: var(--deep);
}

.section-white p,
.section-white li {
    color: var(--deep-3);
}

section {
    padding: 64px 0;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    section {
        padding: 96px 0;
    }
}


.fact-card {
    text-align: left;
    padding: 14px 0;
}

.fact-card .k {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--champagne);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.fact-card .v {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--off-white);
}

.btn-award {
    background: var(--primary);
    border: 1px solid var(--primary);
    color: var(--off-white) !important;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 14px 36px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.btn-award:hover {
    background: var(--primary);
    border-color: var(--rose);
    color: var(--rose-light) !important;
}

.pull-quote {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-align: center;
}

.chip {
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 8px 16px;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    border-radius: 999px;
    margin: 4px;
    background: var(--deep-2);
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.highlight-card {
    background: var(--deep-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 24px;
    height: 100%;
}

.highlight-card .num {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}

.highlight-card .title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    margin-top: 8px;
    color: var(--off-white);
}

.benefit-item {
    border-left: 2px solid var(--primary);
    padding: 4px 0 4px 18px;
    height: 100%;
}

.expect-card {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 22px 10px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    background: var(--deep-2);
    color: var(--off-white);
    height: 100%;
}

.event-card {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 30px;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--deep-2);
}

.event-card.awards {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(217, 189, 154, 0.12), var(--deep-2));
    border-color: var(--champagne);
}

.event-card .tag {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--champagne);
}

.event-card h3 {
    margin-top: 8px;
    color: var(--off-white);
}

.event-card .time {
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    color: var(--text);
}

footer {
    background: var(--deep-3);
    color: var(--text);
    padding: 48px 0;
    text-align: center;
}

footer .brandline {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

footer a.back-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 24px;
    color: var(--text);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

footer a.back-link:hover {
    color: var(--rose-light);
}









/* ===================== HERO ===================== */

.gga-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 700px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-end;

    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(43, 14, 19, 0.72), rgba(23, 7, 9, 0.88)),
        url("img/gbs26-banner.jpg"),
        linear-gradient(135deg, #3a1218 0%, #1c080b 70%);
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.gga-hero::after {
    /* faint circuit-dot texture, echoes the reference art without an image asset */
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(217, 178, 115, 0.10) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 26px 26px;
    opacity: 0.5;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* ============== PARTNER / LOGO STRIP ============== */
/* Two tiers: organizer (alone, larger) + initiative partners (grouped),
       split by a hairline-and-seal divider — mirrors an event program's
       "Presented by / In partnership with" masthead rather than a logo grid. */

.gga-partners {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(23, 7, 9, 0.55) 0%, rgba(23, 7, 9, 0.22) 100%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--champagne-soft);
    padding: 22px 0;
}

.gga-partners-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 34px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.gga-partner-primary img {
    height: 100px;
    width: auto;
    display: block;
}

.gga-seal-divider {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.gga-seal-divider .line {
    width: 34px;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--champagne));
}

.gga-seal-divider .line.right {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--champagne), transparent);
}

.gga-seal-divider .diamond {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    background: var(--champagne);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.gga-partner-group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 22px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
}

.gga-partner-label {
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    padding-right: 18px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--champagne-soft);
    margin-right: 4px;
}

.gga-partner-logos {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 26px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.gga-partner-logos img {
    height: 75px;
    width: auto;
    display: block;
    opacity: 0.92;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.gga-partner-logos img:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .gga-partners-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .gga-seal-divider {
        transform: rotate(90deg);
        margin: 2px 0;
    }

    .gga-partner-label {
        border-right: none;
        padding-right: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
    }

    .gga-partner-group {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 12px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .gga-partner-primary img {
        height: 110px;
    }

    .gga-partner-logos img {
        height: 50px;
    }

    .gga-partner-logos {
        gap: 18px;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* ===================== HERO CONTENT ===================== */

.gga-content-wrap {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.gga-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 90px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.gga-eyebrow {
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.gga-eyebrow span {
    color: var(--rose-light);
    margin: 0 8px;
}

.gga-title {
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: "Manrope", sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(42px, 7vw, 82px);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.05;
    margin: 0;
    letter-spacing: -2px;
}

.gga-title span {
    display: block;
    color: var(--champagne);
}

.gga-subtitle {
    color: var(--off-white);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin: 25px 0 40px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.gga-details {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 15px 35px;
}

.gga-detail {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.gga-detail i {
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 20px;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .gga-hero {
        min-height: 640px;
    }

    .gga-content {
        padding: 50px 15px 70px;
    }

    .gga-eyebrow {
        font-size: 12px;
        letter-spacing: 2px;
    }

    .gga-title {
        font-size: 40px;
    }

    .gga-subtitle {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    .gga-details {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 15px;
    }

    .gga-detail {
        font-size: 14px;
    }
}


















.bof-stage {
    position: relative;
    background:
        radial-gradient(1100px 520px at 88% 15%, var(--maroon-light) 0%, transparent 60%),
        linear-gradient(160deg, var(--maroon-deep) 0%, var(--maroon) 55%, var(--maroon-deep) 100%);
    color: var(--cream);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* thin borderless-world lines wandering across the whole section */
.bof-stage::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
        repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 118px, var(--line) 118px 119px),
        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 118px, rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.12) 118px 119px);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, black 20%, black 75%, transparent);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.bof-frame {
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 64px);
}

/* broken vertical rule between the two columns — a boundary that doesn't close */
.bof-frame::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 57.5%;
    top: 8%;
    bottom: 18%;
    width: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--gold) 25%, var(--gold) 75%, transparent);
    opacity: 0.5;
}

/* ---------- LEFT: copy ---------- */
.bof-narrative {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding-right: clamp(0px, 4vw, 32px);
}

.bof-kicker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.bof-kicker::before {
    content: "";
    width: 26px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    display: inline-block;
}

.bof-narrative h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 54px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    color: #FBF6EC;
}

.bof-narrative p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--cream-dim);
    max-width: 52ch;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.bof-narrative p:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.bof-narrative p strong {
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* ---------- RIGHT: signature globe/orbit mark ---------- */
.bof-emblem {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    /* deliberately breaks its own grid box — "borderless" */
    margin-right: clamp(-40px, -6vw, -10px);
}

.bof-emblem svg {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 440px;
    height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
}

.bof-orbit {
    transform-origin: 220px 220px;
    animation: spin 70s linear infinite;
}

.bof-orbit.reverse {
    animation-duration: 100s;
    animation-direction: reverse;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .bof-orbit {
        animation: none;
    }
}

@keyframes spin {
    to {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
}

.bof-seal text {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    fill: var(--gold-soft);
}

.bof-seal-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .bof-frame {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        row-gap: 56px;
    }

    .bof-frame::after {
        display: none;
    }

    .bof-emblem {
        order: -1;
        margin-right: 0;
    }

    .bof-emblem svg {
        max-width: 300px;
    }

    .bof-narrative {
        padding-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
    }
}

.eco-stage {
    background: var(--eco-paper);
    color: var(--eco-ink);
    padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
}

.eco-frame {
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ---------- header row: big stat numeral beside the heading ---------- */
.eco-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
    align-items: end;
    gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px);
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eco-hairline);
}

.eco-stat {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px);
    line-height: 0.85;
    color: var(--eco-maroon);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.eco-stat sup {
    font-size: 0.28em;
    top: -1.6em;
    color: var(--eco-gold);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.eco-headcopy {
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.eco-kicker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--eco-maroon);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.eco-kicker::before {
    content: "";
    width: 26px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--eco-gold);
    display: inline-block;
}

.eco-headcopy h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 38px);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 20ch;
    color: var(--eco-ink);
}

/* ---------- categories as a table-of-contents, not chips ---------- */
.eco-toc-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--eco-ink-dim);
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.eco-toc {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    column-gap: 48px;
}

.eco-toc-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 13px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eco-hairline);
    cursor: default;
}

.eco-toc-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--eco-gold);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 22px;
}

.eco-toc-name {
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--eco-ink);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.eco-toc-dots {
    flex: 1;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--eco-hairline);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.eco-toc-item:hover .eco-toc-name {
    color: var(--eco-maroon);
}

.eco-toc-item:hover .eco-toc-num {
    color: var(--eco-maroon);
}

/* ---------- highlights: an asymmetric editorial spread ---------- */
.eco-hl-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--eco-ink-dim);
    margin: 0 0 24px;
}

.eco-spread {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 28px);
}

/* --- feature award: large image-led card --- */
.eco-feature {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    min-height: clamp(360px, 40vw, 520px);
    border-radius: 2px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--eco-maroon-deep), var(--eco-maroon) 75%);
    color: var(--eco-paper);
    border-radius: 20px;
}

/* swap for: <img class="eco-feature-photo" src="..." alt=""> placed as first child of .eco-feature */
.eco-feature-photo {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    z-index: 0;
}

.eco-feature::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(62, 15, 27, 0.92) 0%, rgba(62, 15, 27, 0.35) 55%, rgba(62, 15, 27, 0.05) 100%);
    z-index: 1;
}

.eco-feature-tag {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--eco-maroon-deep);
    background: var(--eco-gold);
    padding: 6px 12px;
    margin-bottom: auto;
}

.eco-feature-title {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    line-height: 1.18;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.eco-feature-sub {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--eco-gold-soft);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

/* --- three compact side awards --- */
.eco-side {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 28px);
}

.eco-side-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    padding-bottom: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 28px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--eco-hairline);
}

.eco-side-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.eco-side-media {
    position: relative;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 84px;
    height: 84px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--eco-maroon-deep), var(--eco-maroon) 75%);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

/* swap for: <img class="eco-side-photo" src="..." alt=""> as first child of .eco-side-media */
.eco-side-photo {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.eco-side-media svg {
    width: 46%;
    height: 46%;
    opacity: 0.9;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.eco-side-body {
    padding-top: 2px;
}

.eco-side-tag {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--eco-gold);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    display: block;
}

.eco-side-title {
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--eco-ink);
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
    .eco-head {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .eco-toc {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .eco-spread {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .eco-feature {
        min-height: 320px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .eco-toc {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .eco-toc-name {
        white-space: normal;
    }
}









/* Uses only the color tokens already defined in your :root — no new colors introduced */

.why-stage {
    position: relative;
    background-color: var(--deep);
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.93) 0%, rgba(66, 21, 29, 0.90) 45%, rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.96) 100%),
        url('img/why-nominate.jpg');
    /* swap this path for the real background photo */
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    color: var(--text-light);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* thin gold frame line inset from the section edge — echoes a certificate border */
.why-stage::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.why-frame {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.why-kicker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--champagne);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.why-kicker::before {
    content: "";
    width: 26px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    display: inline-block;
}

.why-frame h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    max-width: 18ch;
    color: var(--white);
}

.why-intro {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--text);
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin: 0 0 0px;
}

/* ---------- benefits: a two-column ledger with a connecting spine ---------- */
.why-ledger {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    column-gap: 64px;
}

/* the spine running down the middle */
.why-ledger::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 6px;
    bottom: 6px;
    width: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--gold) 12%, var(--gold) 88%, transparent);
    opacity: 0.55;
}

.why-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.why-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 22px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.why-col>.why-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}

.why-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 28px;
}

.why-text {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text-light);
}

/* ---------- closing statement: a marked pull-quote, not a plain paragraph ---------- */
.why-close {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: 64px;
    padding-left: 28px;
    max-width: 64ch;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
}

.why-close p {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.why-close p strong {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--rose-light);
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .why-ledger {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        row-gap: 0;
    }

    .why-ledger::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .why-close {
        padding-left: 20px;
    }
}

.why-image {
    text-align: right;
}

.why-image img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 450px;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 18px;
    display: inline-block;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .why-image {
        text-align: left;
        margin-top: 25px;
    }

    .why-image img {
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}



/* Only colors from your existing :root are used below.
   Two variables (--exp-ink-dim, --exp-hair) are alpha-derived from --deep,
   the same way --cream-dim is already derived from --cream in your palette — no new hues added. */

.expect-stage {
    --exp-ink-dim: rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.62);
    /* derived from --deep */
    --exp-hair: rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.14);
    /* derived from --deep */

    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--deep);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    padding: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 72px);
}

.expect-frame {
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.expect-kicker {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.expect-kicker::before {
    content: "";
    width: 26px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
    display: inline-block;
}

.expect-frame h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 42px);
    line-height: 1.14;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    max-width: 18ch;
    color: var(--deep);
}

.expect-intro {
    font-size: 16.5px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--exp-ink-dim);
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin: 0 0 56px;
}

/* ---------- the reel: filmstrip moments, in running order ----------
   Grid/columns are handled by Bootstrap (.row / .col-*) on the markup:
   1 per row on mobile, 2 on small tablets, 4 per row from lg up. */
.expect-reel {
    position: relative;
}

.expect-frame-item {
    position: relative;
}

/* sprocket rail — small perforation dots, top and bottom of each frame */
.expect-sprockets {
    height: 8px;
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0 4px, transparent 4px 14px);
    opacity: 0.65;
}

.expect-photo {
    position: relative;
    height: 250px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--maroon-deep), var(--maroon) 75%);
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
}

.expect-photo-img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.expect-photo::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.85) 0%, rgba(47, 15, 20, 0.05) 55%);
}

.expect-num {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    padding: 10px 12px;
}

.expect-caption {
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--deep);
    font-weight: 500;
}








/* Only colors from your existing :root are used below.
   Add these rules alongside your existing .event-card / .tag / .time / .eyebrow styles —
   this file only styles the new icon elements, it doesn't redefine the card itself. */

.evt-icon {
    display: block;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.evt-meta-icon {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    vertical-align: -2px;
    margin-right: 6px;
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.time .evt-meta-icon {
    margin-right: 7px;
}

.evt-dot {
    color: var(--gold);
    margin: 0 10px;
}























/* ============== SIGNATURE ELEMENT ==============
       One day, two chapters: a horizon strip that shifts from
       daylight (Summit) to dusk-maroon (Awards), the two events
       anchored at each end, meeting at a shared venue marker.
       This is a real sequence (same day, morning to night),
       so the timeline form actually encodes the content. */

.gga-horizon {
    position: relative;
    margin: 56px auto 0;
}

.gga-horizon-track {
    position: relative;
    height: 3px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,
            #e7d9ce 0%,
            #d8b79a 32%,
            var(--primary) 62%,
            var(--primary-dark) 100%);
}

.gga-horizon-endpoints {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    margin-top: -3px;
}

.gga-horizon-node {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 44%;
}

.gga-horizon-node.end {
    align-items: flex-end;
    text-align: right;
}

.gga-horizon-node.start {
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
}

.gga-horizon-dot {
    width: 11px;
    height: 11px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.gga-horizon-node.start .gga-horizon-dot {
    background: #d8b79a;
}

.gga-horizon-node.end .gga-horizon-dot {
    background: var(--primary-dark);
}

.gga-horizon-tag {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--deep-3);
}

.gga-horizon-node.end .gga-horizon-tag {
    color: var(--primary-dark);
}

.gga-horizon-name {
    font-family: "Fraunces", serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.gga-horizon-time {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: #8a7f76;
    margin-top: 4px;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.gga-horizon-mid {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: -9px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

.gga-horizon-mid-diamond {
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 2px solid var(--primary);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.gga-horizon-mid-label {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-align: center;
}

/* Mobile: a real vertical stepper (line drawn once via ::before at a
       fixed offset, nodes in normal flow beside it) — not an overlay of
       the desktop layout, so it can't drift out of alignment. */

.gga-horizon-mid-mobile {
    display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {

    .gga-horizon {
        margin-top: 44px;
    }

    .gga-horizon-track {
        display: none;
    }

    .gga-horizon-endpoints {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        position: relative;
        padding-left: 28px;
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .gga-horizon-endpoints::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        left: 4px;
        top: 8px;
        bottom: 8px;
        width: 2px;
        background: linear-gradient(180deg,
                #d8b79a 0%,
                var(--primary) 55%,
                var(--primary-dark) 100%);
    }

    .gga-horizon-node,
    .gga-horizon-node.start,
    .gga-horizon-node.end {
        width: auto;
        align-items: flex-start;
        text-align: left;
        position: relative;
        padding-bottom: 26px;
    }

    .gga-horizon-node.end {
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .gga-horizon-dot {
        position: absolute;
        left: -28px;
        top: 3px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .gga-horizon-mid-mobile {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
        position: relative;
        padding-bottom: 26px;
    }

    .gga-horizon-mid-mobile .gga-horizon-mid-diamond {
        position: absolute;
        left: -31.5px;
        top: 2px;
    }

    .gga-horizon-mid-mobile .gga-horizon-mid-label {
        margin-top: 0;
        white-space: normal;
    }
}














/* ===================== BENTO WALL ===================== */
/* One hero frame + five supporting frames, not a uniform grid —
       mirrors how the night itself reads: a few defining shots,
       surrounded by the room. */

.media-bento {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 200px);
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 8px;
}

.bento-tile {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;
    cursor: default;
}

.bento-tile img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.bento-tile:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.06);
}

.bento-tile::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: 14px;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--champagne-soft);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.bento-tile:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}

.bento-tile .corner-mark {
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate(-4px, 4px);
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease, transform 0.35s ease;
}

.bento-tile:hover .corner-mark {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(0, 0);
}

.corner-mark svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.bento-tile--hero {
    grid-column: 1 / 3;
    grid-row: 1 / 3;
}

.bento-tile--b {
    grid-column: 3 / 4;
    grid-row: 1 / 2;
}

.bento-tile--c {
    grid-column: 4 / 5;
    grid-row: 1 / 2;
}

.bento-tile--d {
    grid-column: 3 / 4;
    grid-row: 2 / 3;
}

.bento-tile--e {
    grid-column: 4 / 5;
    grid-row: 2 / 3;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .media-bento {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 150px);
    }

    .bento-tile--hero {
        grid-column: 1 / 3;
        grid-row: 1 / 2;
    }

    .bento-tile--b {
        grid-column: 1 / 2;
        grid-row: 2 / 3;
    }

    .bento-tile--c {
        grid-column: 2 / 3;
        grid-row: 2 / 3;
    }

    .bento-tile--d {
        grid-column: 1 / 2;
        grid-row: 3 / 4;
    }

    .bento-tile--e {
        grid-column: 2 / 3;
        grid-row: 3 / 4;
    }
}

/* ===================== ALBUM CTA STRIP ===================== */
/* Two real albums, two real links — kept honest instead of
       collapsing into one generic "see all" button. */

.album-cta-strip {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-top: 44px;
}

.album-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 14px 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--champagne-soft);
    border-radius: 100px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--white);
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
    background: rgba(217, 178, 115, 0.08);
}

.album-cta:hover {
    color: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--champagne);
    background: rgba(217, 178, 115, 0.08);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.album-cta-index {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--maroon-deep);
    background: var(--champagne);
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.album-cta-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.album-cta-label {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--champagne);
}

.album-cta-title {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.album-cta i {
    color: var(--champagne);
    font-size: 14px;
    margin-left: 4px;
}

.album-cta-divider {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.album-cta-divider .line {
    width: 20px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--champagne-soft);
}

.album-cta-divider .diamond {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    background: var(--champagne);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .album-cta-strip {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .album-cta-divider {
        transform: rotate(90deg);
    }
}





/* ===================== FINAL CTA ===================== */
/* Staged as a certificate: a hairline gold frame with cut
       corners, because the copy's whole premise is "you are
       about to be recognised" — the frame is the promise made
       literal, not decoration borrowed from elsewhere. */

.cta-certificate {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 64px 40px 56px;
    border: 1px solid var(--gold-hairline);
}

.cta-certificate::before,
.cta-certificate::after,
.cta-corner-tl,
.cta-corner-br {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    border: 2px solid var(--champagne);
}

.cta-certificate::before {
    top: -1px;
    left: -1px;
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: none;
}

.cta-certificate::after {
    bottom: -1px;
    right: -1px;
    border-left: none;
    border-top: none;
}

.cta-corner-tl {
    top: -1px;
    right: -1px;
    border-left: none;
    border-bottom: none;
}

.cta-corner-br {
    bottom: -1px;
    left: -1px;
    border-right: none;
    border-top: none;
}

.cta-eyebrow-line {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.cta-eyebrow-line .diamond {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    background: var(--champagne);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.cta-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
}

/* Live countdown — the section's actual reason to exist */

.cta-countdown {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.cta-countdown-unit {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    min-width: 62px;
}

.cta-countdown-num {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--primary-dark);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    line-height: 1;
}

.cta-countdown-label {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--primary);
    margin-top: 8px;
}

.cta-countdown-sep {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--gold-hairline);
    margin-top: -14px;
}

.cta-deadline-note {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: #8a7f76;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

/* Button — kept as .btn-award so it still hooks into your
       site's existing button styling; visual polish added here */

.btn-award {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 16px 38px;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--primary) 0%, var(--primary-dark) 100%);
    border: 1px solid var(--primary-dark);
    border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.btn-award::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -60%;
    width: 40%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(120deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28), transparent);
    transform: skewX(-20deg);
    transition: left 0.6s ease;
}

.btn-award:hover {
    color: var(--cream);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(90, 20, 30, 0.28);
}

.btn-award:hover::before {
    left: 130%;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .cta-certificate {
        padding: 48px 22px 40px;
    }

    .cta-countdown {
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .cta-countdown-unit {
        min-width: 50px;
    }

    .cta-countdown-num {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

    .cta-countdown-sep {
        display: none;
    }
}