@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');
@font-face {
    font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Regular';
    src: url('../fonts/BodoniFerraraDisplay-Regular.woff2') format('woff2'),
        url('../fonts/BodoniFerraraDisplay-Regular.woff') format('woff');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
    font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
    font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Heavy';
    src: url('../fonts/BodoniFerraraDisplay-Heavy.woff2') format('woff2'),
        url('../fonts/BodoniFerraraDisplay-Heavy.woff') format('woff');
    font-weight: 900;
    font-style: normal;
    font-display: swap;
}
/********** Fixes **********/
button:focus {
    outline: 1px dotted;
    outline: none;
}
.btn{
box-shadow: none !important;
}
/********** Global CTA buttons (Chunk 1) **********/
/* Secondary CTAs: plain text + underline, no fill, no border */
.btn-cta-text,
.btn-cta-text:hover,
.btn-cta-text:focus,
.btn-cta-text:active {
    background: transparent !important;
    border: none !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    color: #0b2240;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.btn-cta-text:hover {
    color: #9d8857;
}
/* Keep text CTAs legible on dark / coloured section backgrounds */
.bg-dk-blue .btn-cta-text,
.bg-v-dk-blue .btn-cta-text,
.bg-gold .btn-cta-text,
.bg-light-gold .btn-cta-text {
    color: #fff !important;
}
.bg-dk-blue .btn-cta-text:hover,
.bg-v-dk-blue .btn-cta-text:hover,
.bg-gold .btn-cta-text:hover,
.bg-light-gold .btn-cta-text:hover {
    color: #E9E2D5 !important;
}
/* Topbar "Book a Consultation" as a gold pill, vertically centred with siblings */
.sticky-navbar .header-social-tel {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.sticky-navbar .topbar-tel.cta-pill {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.sticky-navbar .topbar-tel.cta-pill a {
    background: #9d8857;
    color: #fff !important;
    padding: 9px 22px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sticky-navbar .topbar-tel.cta-pill a i {
    color: #fff !important;
}
.sticky-navbar .topbar-tel.cta-pill a:hover {
    background: #70613e;
    color: #fff !important;
}
.main-content {
padding: 0 0;
}
.slidemenu-bg-overlay {
pointer-events: none;
}
/* fix for IE */
img {
    width: 100%;
}
.card-img {
  border-radius: 0!important;
}
.card-blog-img, .card-feed-img {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
}
.card {
  border-radius: 0;
}

/********** Fixes End **********/

/********** Typography **********/
body {
  overflow-x: hidden!important;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

h1, h2, h6,
.h1, .h2, .h6{
  font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Heavy',serif;
 font-style: normal;
 margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
color: #0b2240;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.2px;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; 
}
h3, .h3 {
  font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Regular',serif;
  font-style: normal;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
color: #0b2240;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.2px;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; 
}
h4, .h4 {
  font-family: "inter", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
color: #0b2240;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.2px;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; 
}
h1, .h1 {
font-size: 4.5vw;
font-size: clamp(2.5rem,4.5vw,4.2rem);
line-height: 1.1;
}

h2, .h2 {
font-size: 4.5vw;
font-size: clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem);
line-height: 1.3;
}
h3, .h3 {
font-size: 3vw;
font-size: clamp(2rem,3vw,2.4rem);
line-height: 1.3;
}
h4, .h4 {
font-size: 3vw;
font-size: clamp(1rem,4vw,1.5rem);
line-height: 1.3;
}
h5, .h5 {
font-size: 1.2rem;
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1.3;
color: #0b2240;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.2px;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}


h6, .h6 {
font-size: 2rem;
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1.3;
color: #0b2240;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.2px;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}



.section-title-2::before, .section-title-2::after {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 50px;
  height: 2px;
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
  content: "";
  background-color: #9d8958;
}
p strong{
font-weight: 600;	
}
ul.profile-qual {
  margin: 0;
}
ul.profile-qual {
  list-style-type: none;
}
ul.profile-qual > li {
  position: relative;
}
ul.profile-qual > li:before {
  position: absolute;
  width: 20px;
  height: 1px;
  left:-30px;
  top: 12px;
  content: "";
  background-color: #9d8958!important;
}
ul.profile-qual.dk > li:before {
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
}
ul.check-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 25px;
}
ul.check-list {
  list-style-type: none;
}
ul.profile-qual > li {
  position: relative;
}
ul.check-list > li:before {
  position: absolute;
  left:0;
  font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Pro"; 
  font-weight: 300;
  content: "\f00c";
  color: #9d8958;
}
/********** Typography End **********/

/********** Intro Animation **********/
@-webkit-keyframes IntroAnimationScale {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: scale3d(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
    transform: scale3d(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
  }
	50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
	100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes IntroAnimationScale {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: scale3d(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
    transform: scale3d(0.3, 0.3, 0.3);
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}
.AnimatedLogoContainer {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    -webkit-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -moz-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -ms-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -o-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    animation: IntroAnimationOpacity 3s infinite;
}
.AnimatedLogoContainer2 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    -webkit-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -moz-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -ms-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    -o-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    animation: IntroAnimationOpacity 3s infinite;
    animation-delay: -1.5s;
}
.IntroAnimation {
    z-index: 99999;
    position: fixed;
    left: 0px;
    top: 0px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #ffffff;
}
.AnimatedLogo {
    width: 7.5vmax;
    height: auto;
    margin: auto;
    animation-name: IntroAnimationScale;
    animation-duration: 3s;
    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    animation-iteration-count: ;
    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
}
.AnimatedLogo2 {
    width: 7.5vmax;
    height: auto;
    margin: auto;
    animation-name: IntroAnimationScale;
    animation-duration: 3s;
    animation-delay: -1.5s;
    animation-iteration-count: infinite;
    animation-iteration-count: ;
    animation-timing-function: ease-in-out;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1199px){
.AnimatedLogo {
    width: 11.5vmax;
}
.AnimatedLogo2 {
    width: 11.5vmax;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
.AnimatedLogo {
    width: 15.5vmax;
}
.AnimatedLogo2 {
    width: 15.5vmax;
}
}
/********** Intro Animation End **********/

/********** Backgrounds **********/
.bg-dk-blue  {
  background-color: #0b2240 !important;
}
.bg-v-dk-blue {
  background-color: #141A27 !important;
}
.bg-gold  {
  background-color: #9d8857 !important;
}
.bg-cream  {
  background-color: #E9E2D5 !important;
}
.bg-cream-2  {
  background-color: #eae2d7 !important;
}
.bg-light-gold  {
  background-color: #cec4ab !important;
}
.bg-light  {
  background-color: #f8f6f2 !important;
}
.bg-grey  {
  background-color: #E3E1DE !important;
}
.bg-image.rpt {
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: 150px;
}
/********** Backgrounds End **********/

/********** Sticky Navbar **********/
.sticky-navbar {
  position: fixed;
  width: 100%;
  height: 150px;
  background: transparent;
  top: 0;
  padding-left: 60px;
  z-index: 98;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  border-bottom: solid 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.half-nav-bg{
position:absolute;
left:0;
top:0;
height: 0;
width: 100%;
background: #ffffff;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .half-nav-bg{
width: 100%;
height: 100px;
background: #ffffff;
}

.sticky-navbar.darkHeader {
  height: 100px;
  webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px 0 rgba(31,31,31,0.07000000000000001);
box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px 0 rgba(31,31,31,0.07000000000000001);
}
.header-social-tel {
position:absolute;
right:200px;
top:50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
z-index:1;
line-height:1;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.sticky-nav-logo{
max-width:240px;
transition: all 0.2s ease;
z-index: 2;
}
.sticky-nav-logo img{
height: auto;
}
.sticky-nav-logo .dark{
display: none;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .sticky-nav-logo .dark {
display: inherit;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .sticky-nav-logo .light {
display: none;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .sticky-nav-logo {
max-width:220px
}
.topbar-social a{
margin-left: 15px;
color:#ffffff;
transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.topbar-social a:hover{
color:#ffffff;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.topbar-social {
float: left;
border-left: solid 1px #ffffff;
padding-left: 5px;

}
.topbar-tel {
float: left;
margin-right: 20px;
}
.header-social-tel .topbar-tel:last-child {
margin-right: 0;
}

.topbar-tel a{
color:#ffffff;
font-family: "inter", sans-serif;
font-weight: 600;
font-size:16px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.topbar-tel a:hover{
color:#ffffff;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .topbar-social a, .sticky-navbar.darkHeader .topbar-tel a {
  color:#0b2240;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .topbar-social {
  border-left: solid 1px #0b2240;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1199px){
	.header-contact-txt{
		display: none;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 900px){
.sticky-navbar {
  padding-left: 30px;
  height: 100px;
}
.sticky-nav-logo{
max-width:220px;
}
.header-social-tel {
right:150px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
.sticky-nav-logo {
max-width:140px;
}
.sticky-navbar.darkHeader .sticky-nav-logo {
max-width:140px;
}
.header-social-tel {
right:90px;
}
.topbar-tel {
margin-right: 10px;
}
/* Phone + Book icons scaled up 20% for easier tapping on mobile */
.topbar-tel a {
font-size: 19.2px;
}
.sticky-navbar .topbar-tel.cta-pill a {
padding: 10.8px 16.8px;
}
.header-social-tel .topbar-tel:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
@media (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 500px) {
.header-social-tel .topbar-tel:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
/********** Sticky Navbar End **********/

/********** Navigation **********/
.header-dark .menu-social-media a {
  border-color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.menu-social-media a {
  border: 2px solid;
}
.navik-menu-overlay ul li a {
  font-family: "inter", sans-serif;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
}
.navik-menu-overlay > ul > li > .menu-overlay-link a {
  font-weight: 300;
}
.navik-menu-overlay > ul > li > .menu-overlay-link a {
    font-size: 18px;
  }
.header-dark .navik-menu-overlay > ul > li > .menu-overlay-link a {
  color: #b3b3b3;
}
.navik-menu-overlay > ul > li > .menu-overlay-link a:hover, .navik-menu-overlay > ul > li.current-menu > .menu-overlay-link a, .overlay-menu-hover > .menu-overlay-link a, .overlay-dropdown-plus:hover + a {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}
.navik-menu-overlay > ul ul li a:hover {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}
.overlay-dropdown-plus::before, .overlay-dropdown-plus::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 9px;
  right: 5px;
  width: 15px;
  height: 2px;
  content: "";
  background-color: #b3b3b3;
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
.navik-menu-overlay > ul > li > .menu-overlay-link a {
font-size: 22px;
}
}
/********** Navigation End **********/

/********** Burger Menu **********/
.menu-trigger,
.menu-trigger span {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: all .4s;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.menu-trigger {
  position: relative;
  width: 30px;
  height: 26px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  appearance: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.menu-trigger span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: #fff;
}
.burger-menu.darkHeader .menu-trigger span {
  background-color: #0b2240;
}
.burger-menu.darkHeader .menu-trigger.menu-open.active span {
  background-color: #fff;
}
.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu.darkHeader{
top:18px;
}
.menu-trigger span:nth-of-type(1) {
  top: 0;
}
.menu-trigger span:nth-of-type(2) {
  top: 12px;
}
.menu-trigger span:nth-of-type(3) {
  bottom: 0;
}
#menu12::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  display: block;
  content: '';
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin: -32px 0 0 -32px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  transition: all .75s;
}
#menu12.active span:nth-of-type(1) {
  transform: translateY(12px) rotate(-45deg);
}
#menu12.active span:nth-of-type(2) {
  left: 60%;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: active-menu12-bar02 .8s forwards;
}
@keyframes active-menu12-bar02 {
  100% {
    height: 0;
  }
}
#menu12.active span:nth-of-type(3) {
  transform: translateY(-12px) rotate(45deg);
}
#menu12.active::after {
  animation: active-menu12 .4s .25s forwards;
}
@keyframes active-menu12 {
  0% {
    border-color: transparent;
    transform: rotate(0);
  }
  25% {
    border-color: transparent #fff transparent transparent;
  }
  50% {
    border-color: transparent #fff #fff transparent;
  }
  75% {
    border-color: transparent #fff #fff #fff;
  }
  100% {
    border-color: #fff;
    transform: rotate(-680deg);
  }
}
.line-menu.line-half {
width: 100%;
}
.line-menu {
width: 100%;
height: 2px;
border-radius: 0;
}
.navik-header-overlay {
height: 80px;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.navik-header-overlay.darkHeader {
height: 80px;
}
.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu{
position: fixed;
top:43px;
right:50px;
height: 64px;
padding: 14px 10px;
border-radius:50%;
}

.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu:hover {
box-shadow: none;
}

.burger-menu.menu-open .line-menu.line-half {
width: 50%;
}
.burger-menu{
background: transparent!important;
}
.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu > span {
  height: 22px;
  margin-top:-0.5px;
}
.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu.menu-open > span {
height: 26px;
margin-top:-1.7px;
}
.navik-header-overlay.header-dark .burger-menu.menu-open {
  background-color: transparent!important;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 900px){
.navik-header-overlay .burger-menu{
top:18px;
right:25px;
}
}
/********** Burger Menu End **********/

/********** Buttons and Links **********/
/* Shared CTA button row. Replaces the old
   `text-center row justify-content-center` + inline `gap` pattern.
   column-gap applies when the buttons sit side by side, row-gap only
   when they wrap and stack on mobile, so no media query is needed.
   Put any `mt-*` spacing on this wrapper, not on the buttons. */
.btn-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  column-gap: 1.5rem;
  row-gap: 0.75rem;
}
/* Modifier: left-align a .btn-row instead of the default centered layout
   (e.g. team member cards, where the row sits inside a left-aligned bio). */
.btn-row--left {
  justify-content: flex-start;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .btn-row--left {
    column-gap: 1rem;
    row-gap: 1rem;
  }
  /* Buttons carry their own `.mt-5` (3rem) top margin for desktop spacing
     from the bio text above. On mobile, once the row wraps into a column,
     that margin adds on top of row-gap for every button after the first,
     doubling the visual gap between them — so only the first button keeps
     a (capped) top margin; row-gap alone spaces the rest. */
  .btn-row--left .btn.mt-5 {
    margin-top: 1rem !important;
  }
  .btn-row--left .btn.mt-5 ~ .btn.mt-5 {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
  }
}
.simple-link{
font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom: solid 1px;
font-weight: 600;
color:#1b1b1b;
font-size:13px;
letter-spacing: 2px;
opacity:1;
white-space: nowrap;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.simple-link:hover{
color:#1b1b1b;
opacity:0.5;
}
.google-link{
max-width: 260px;
display:block;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.google-rev{
padding:40px 0 0 0;
position: relative;
}
.google-rev a{
margin-left: 60px;
}
.google-icon{
position: absolute;
width: 50px;
top:30px;
}
.google-icon a{
margin-left: 0;
}
/********** Buttons and Links End **********/

/********** Custom Animations **********/
@-webkit-keyframes fadeInRightSlow {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
}
@keyframes fadeInRightSlow {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
}
.fadeInRightSlow {
  -webkit-animation-name: fadeInRightSlow;
  animation-name: fadeInRightSlow;
  animation-duration: 1.2s; 
  animation-timing-function: ease;
}

@-webkit-keyframes fadeInLeftSlow {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
}
@keyframes fadeInLeftSlow  {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: none;
    transform: none;
  }
}
.fadeInLeftSlow {
  -webkit-animation-name: fadeInLeftSlow;
  animation-name: fadeInLeftSlow;
  animation-duration: 1.2s; 
  animation-timing-function: ease;
}

@keyframes fadeInScaleDown{
  from{
    opacity:0;
    -webkit-transform:scale(1.05);
    -ms-transform:scale(1.05);
    transform:scale(1.05)
  }
  
  to{
    opacity:1;
    -webkit-transform:scale(1);
    -ms-transform:scale(1);
    transform:scale(1);
  }
}
.fadeInScaleDown {
  -webkit-animation-name: fadeInScaleDown;
  animation-name: fadeInScaleDown;
  animation-duration: 1.8s; 
  animation-timing-function: ease-out;
}
/********** Custom Animations End **********/

/********** Animation Delays **********/
.delay-sm1 {
	animation-delay: 0.3s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.3s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-sm2 {
	animation-delay: 0.6s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.6s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-sm3 {
	animation-delay: 0.9s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.9s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay1 {
	animation-delay: 1.2s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 1.2s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}

.delay2 {
	animation-delay: 1.4s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 1.4s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}

.delay3 {
	animation-delay: 1.8s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 1.8s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}

.delay4 {
	animation-delay: 2s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 2s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}

.delay5 {
	animation-delay: 2.2s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 2.2s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-0 {
	animation-delay: 0.2s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.2s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-1 {
	animation-delay: 0.25s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.25s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-2 {
	animation-delay: 0.3s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.3s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-3 {
	animation-delay: 0.35s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.35s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-4 {
	animation-delay: 0.4s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.4s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-5 {
	animation-delay: 0.45s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.45s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-6 {
	animation-delay: 0.5s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.5s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
.delay-text-7{
	animation-delay: 0.55s;
	-webkit-animation-delay: 0.55s;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
   -webkit-perspective: 1000;
}
/********** Animation Delays End **********/

/********** Home Intro **********/
.bottom-link{
position: absolute;
left:60px;
bottom:0;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1500px){
.bottom-link{
left:45px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px){
.bottom-link{
left:25px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1199px){
.bottom-link{
left:15px;
}
}
/********** Home Intro End **********/

/********** Invisalign Section **********/
.invisalign-section{
border-bottom: solid 1px #e0d8c9;
padding-top: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.invisalign-logo-holder{
max-width: 121px;
margin-bottom: 51px;
}
.invisalign-text{
max-width: 500px;
}
.invisalign-text .btn-row{
justify-content: flex-start;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1280px){
.invisalign-logo-holder{
max-width: 103px;
margin-bottom: 47px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.invisalign-text{
max-width: 100%;
}
.invisalign-section{
padding-top: 80px;
}
}
/********** Invisalign Section End **********/

/********** Orthodontics Section **********/
.orthodontics-image{
max-width: 200px;
display:block;
margin:0 auto 0 30px;
}
.jarallax.orthodontics-intro{
margin:0 17px 100px;
}
.orthodontics-into-text{
margin-left: -250px;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px){
.orthodontics-into-text{
margin-left: -220px;
}
.jarallax.orthodontics-intro{
margin:0 2px 80px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1279px){
.orthodontics-into-text{
margin-left: -180px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1100px){
.orthodontics-into-text{
margin-left: -160px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.orthodontics-into-text{
margin-left: 0;
}
.jarallax.orthodontics-intro{
margin:0 2px 50px;
}
}
/********** Orthodontics Section End **********/

/********** Call to Action Sections **********/
.cta-sec{
position: relative;
overflow:hidden;
}
.cta-sec::before {
content: "";
top: 50px;
right: -50px;
background: url("../images/global/lion-overlay.png");
position: absolute;
background-size: 600px 731px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
display: inline-block;
width: 600px; 
height: 731px;
opacity: 0.03;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1500px){
.cta-sec::before {
right: -150px;
}
}
/********** Call to Action Sections End **********/

/********** Global Paddings and Cleaners **********/
.xl-pad{
padding-top:120px;
padding-bottom: 120px;
}
.lg-pad{
padding-top:100px;
padding-bottom: 100px;
}
.lg-pad.half-bottom{
padding-top:100px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.lg-pad.half-top{
padding-top:50px;
padding-bottom: 100px;
}
.lg-pad.no-bottom{
padding-top:100px;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.lg-pad.no-top{
padding-top:0;
padding-bottom: 100px;
}
.container-fluid.pad-lr{
padding-left: 150px;
padding-right:150px;
}
.pad-lr .col-lg-4{
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px;
margin-bottom: 50px;
}
.padded-text-1{
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px;
padding-bottom: 50px
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1700px){
.container-fluid.pad-lr{
padding-left: 100px;
padding-right:100px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1500px){
.container-fluid.pad-lr{
padding-left: 60px;
padding-right:60px;
}
.padded-text-1{
padding-left: 15px;
padding-right: 15px;
}
.lg-pad{
padding-top:80px;
padding-bottom: 80px;
}
.lg-pad.half-bottom{
padding-top:80px;
padding-bottom: 30px;
}
.lg-pad.no-bottom{
padding-top:80px;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.lg-pad.no-top{
padding-top:0;
padding-bottom: 80px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px){
.container-fluid.pad-lr{
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right:30px;
}
.padded-text-1{
padding-left: 10px;
padding-right: 10px;
}
.pad-lr .col-lg-4{
padding-left: 15px;
padding-right: 15px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1199px){
.padded-text-1{
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
}
}
/********** Global Paddings and Cleaners End **********/

/********** jarrallax stuff **********/
.jarallax {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 0;
}
.jarallax > .jarallax-img {
    position: absolute;
    object-fit: cover;
    /* support for plugin https://github.com/bfred-it/object-fit-images */
    font-family: 'object-fit: cover;';
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: -1;
}
.j-content-table {
    display: table;
    width: 100%;
    height: 550px;
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0)!important;
    color: #fff;
}
.j-content-table.auto{
    height: auto;
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5)!important;
    color: #fff;
}
.j-content-table-cell {
    display: table-cell;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.jarallax-img.rt {
    object-position: 100% 50%!important;
}
.jarallax-img.lft {
    object-position: 10% 50%!important;
}
.jarallax-img.top {
    object-position: 50% 0%!important;
}
.jarallax-img.rt.top {
    object-position: 100% 0%!important;
}
@media (max-width: 1279px){
.j-content-table {
    height: 450px;
}
.j-content-table.invisalign {
    height: 550px;
}
}

@media (max-width: 991px){
.j-content-table {
    height: 400px;
}
.j-content-table.invisalign {
    height: 400px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 575px){
.j-content-table {
    height: 300px;
}
.j-content-table.invisalign {
    height: 300px;
}
}
/********** jarrallax stuff End **********/


/********** Footer **********/
.ld-footer{
padding-top: 90px;
}
.footer-pad{
padding-bottom: 90px;
}
.footer-bottom{
padding-top: 35px;
padding-bottom: 35px;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.footer-bottom{
padding-bottom: calc(35px + 4rem);
}
}
.footer-bottom .row.py-3 .col-3{
flex: 0 0 100%;
max-width: 200px;
margin: 0 auto 15px;
}
.footer-bottom .row.py-3 .col-9{
flex: 0 0 100%;
max-width: 100%;
}
.footer-bottom::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  content: "";
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.015);
}
.custom-list.nm-l{
list-style-type: none;
margin-left: 0;
padding-left: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.custom-list.nm-l li {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.ld-footer .widget-title{
font-size:12px;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing:2.5px;
line-height: 1;
}
.footer-logo{
display:block;
width:220px;
margin:0 auto 65px;
}
.widget{
position:relative;
}
.footer-social{
margin-top: 5px;
}
.footer-social a{
margin-right: 15px;
}
/********** Footer End **********/

/********** Go to Top **********/

.go-to-top a {
  display: block;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 50px;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  background-color: #0b2240;
  border-radius: 0.1875rem;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)!important; 
    box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)!important;
}
.go-to-top a:hover, .go-to-top a:focus {
  background-color: #333333;
}
/********** Go to Top End **********/

/********** Page Headers **********/
.page-title {
  background-color: #0b2240;
}
.bottom-wave{
position:absolute;
bottom:0;
width:100%;
z-index: 2;
overflow: hidden;
}
.bottom-wave svg{
width:100%;
height: auto;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1440px) {
.bottom-wave svg{
width:1440px;
height: 181px;
position: relative;
left: 50%;
-webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
-ms-transform: translateX(-50%);
transform: translateX(-50%);
}
}
.page-header {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  background: rgb(11,33,64);
background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(11,33,64,1) 50%, rgba(20,26,39,1) 100%);
}
.page-title-large{
padding-top: 180px;
padding-bottom: 40px;
}
.waves {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 15vh;
  margin-bottom: -7px; /*Fix for safari gap*/
  min-height: 100px;
  max-height: 150px;
}
/* Animation */
.parallax > use {
  animation: move-forever 25s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0.5, 0.45, 0.5) infinite;
}
.parallax > use:nth-child(1) {
  animation-delay: -2s;
  animation-duration: 7s;
}
.parallax > use:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: -3s;
  animation-duration: 10s;
}
.parallax > use:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: -4s;
  animation-duration: 13s;
}
.parallax > use:nth-child(4) {
  animation-delay: -5s;
  animation-duration: 20s;
}
@keyframes move-forever {
  0% {
    transform: translate3d(-90px, 0, 0);
  }
  100% {
    transform: translate3d(85px, 0, 0);
  }
}
/*Shrinking for mobile*/
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .waves {
    height: 60px;
    min-height: 60px;
  }
	.page-title-large{
padding-top: 150px;
padding-bottom: 20px;
}
  .reasons-h1-fix {
    max-width: 15ch;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }
}
/********** Page Headers End **********/

/********** Invisalign Page **********/
.invisalign-main{
max-width: 340px;
margin-right: -30px;
}
.invisalign-diamond{
max-width: 134px;
margin-bottom: 63px;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .invisalign-diamond {
    max-width: 107px; /* 20% smaller than the 134px desktop size */
  }
}
.invisalign-ft{
max-width: 340px;
}
.intro-image.border{
border: solid 1px #eeeae2!important;	
}
.light-border-top{
border-top: solid 1px #eeeae2!important;	
}

.sand-border-top{
border-top: solid 1px #e0d8c7!important;	
}
.accordion-minimal .card .card-body {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

/* FAQ accordion +/- toggle indicator (site-wide on .accordion-minimal) */
.accordion-minimal .accordion-title {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding-right: 2rem;
}
.accordion-minimal .accordion-title::after {
  content: "\2212"; /* minus — shown when expanded */
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.accordion-minimal .accordion-title.collapsed::after,
.accordion-minimal .accordion-title[aria-expanded="false"]::after {
  content: "\002B"; /* plus — shown when collapsed */
}
/********** Invisalign Page End **********/





/********** Contact **********/
.form-group {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.form-row > .col,
.form-row > [class*="col-"] {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}
.form-control {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  height: calc(1.7em + 0.75rem + 4px);
  padding: 0.375rem 1.125rem;
  font-size: 1;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #ffffff!important;
  background-color: #9e4d1f;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  border: 2px solid #8d451c;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.15s ease-in-out;
}
.form-control.light{
  display: block;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  height: calc(1.7em + 0.75rem + 4px);
  padding: 0.375rem 1.125rem;
  font-size: 1;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #192230!important;
  background-color: #FFFCF4;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  border: 2px solid #f4efe1;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.15s ease-in-out;
}
.form-control:focus {
  color: #ffffff;
   background-color: #8d451c;
  border-color: #8d451c;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.form-control.light:focus {
  color: #ffffff;
   background-color: #efece3;
  border-color: #efece3;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.form-control::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control::-moz-placeholder {
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control:-ms-input-placeholder {
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control::-ms-input-placeholder {
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control::placeholder {
  color: #ffffff;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control.light::-webkit-input-placeholder {
  color: #192230;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control.light::-moz-placeholder {
  color: #192230;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control.light:-ms-input-placeholder {
  color: #192230;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control.light::-ms-input-placeholder {
  color: #192230;
  opacity: 1;
}

.form-control.light::placeholder {
  color: #192230;
  opacity: 1;
}
select {
    display: block!important;
    height: calc(1.5em + 1rem + 4px)!important;
    line-height: 1.3!important;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.375rem!important;
    width: 100%!important;
    max-width: 100%!important; 
    box-sizing: border-box!important;
    margin: 0!important;
    border: 2px solid #8d451c!important;
    border-radius: 0.1875rem!important;
    -moz-appearance: none!important;
    -webkit-appearance: none!important;
    appearance: none!important;
    background-color: #9e4d1f!important;
    background-image: url('../svg/caret-down-white.svg')!important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat!important;
    background-position: right .7em top 50%, 0 0!important;
    background-size: .65em auto, 100%!important;
}
select.light {
    display: block!important;
    height: calc(1.5em + 1rem + 4px)!important;
    line-height: 1.3!important;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.375rem!important;
    width: 100%!important;
    max-width: 100%!important; 
    box-sizing: border-box!important;
    margin: 0!important;
    border: 2px solid #f4efe1!important;
    border-radius: 0.1875rem!important;
    -moz-appearance: none!important;
    -webkit-appearance: none!important;
    appearance: none!important;
    color: #192230!important;
    background-color: #FFFCF4!important;
    background-image: url('../svg/caret-down-gray.svg')!important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat!important;
    background-position: right .7em top 50%, 0 0!important;
    background-size: .65em auto, 100%!important;
}
.bg-shape-holder-1{
position:absolute;
width:640px;
overflow: hidden;
top:50px;
left:50%;
margin-left: -640px;
opacity:0.1;
}
.cv-text a{
color: #ffffff;
border-bottom: solid 1px #ffffff;
margin-right: 15px;
font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.cv-text p{
color: #ffffff;
font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.waiting-but .btn{
border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
border-top-left-radius: 0;
margin-left: -2px;
}
.form-row .btn-lg, .form-row .btn-group-lg > .form-row .btn {
  padding: 1rem 1.9375rem!important;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1280px){
.bg-shape-holder-1{
position:absolute;
width:600px;
overflow: hidden;
top:50px;
left:100px;
margin-left: 0;
opacity:0.1;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.bg-shape-holder-1{
width:500px;
top:60px;
left:30px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
.waiting-but .btn{
border-bottom-left-radius: 0.1875rem;
border-top-left-radius: 0.1875rem;
margin-left: 0;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){
.bg-shape-holder-1{
width:300px;
top:20px;
left:0;
}
}
/********** Contact End **********/

/********** Contact Page **********/
#map
{
    filter: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><filter id="g"><feColorMatrix type="matrix" values="0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0"/></filter></svg>#g');
    -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);
    filter: grayscale(100%);    
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(grayScale=1);
}
.opening{
padding-top: 155px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px;
}
.large-list{
padding-left:0;
}
.large-list li{
margin: 6px 0;
list-style: none;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.opening{
padding-top: 95px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
.opening{
padding-top: 75px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px;
}
}

/********** Contact Page End **********/


/********** Profile Section **********/
.profile-sec{
padding-top: 80px;
padding-bottom: 80px;
}
.profile-sec.b180{
padding-bottom: 180px;
}
.profile-sec-top{
padding-top: 80px;
}
.profile-txt{
padding-left: 80px;
padding-right: 80px
}
ul.profile-qual {
  margin: 0;
}
ul.profile-qual {
  list-style-type: none;
}
ul.profile-qual > li {
  position: relative;
}
ul.profile-qual > li:before {
  position: absolute;
  width: 30px;
  height: 1px;
  left:-40px;
  top: 0.5lh;
  content: "";
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}
ul.profile-qual.wt > li:before {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  ul.profile-qual {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }
}
.education-text{
padding-left:180px;
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1500px){
.profile-txt{
padding-left: 30px;
padding-right: 30px
}

}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1279px){
.profile-img-right{
display:none;
}
.profile-txt{
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 30px;
padding-top: 50px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.education-text{
padding-left:0;
}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 991px){
.profile-txt{
padding-top: 80px;
padding-left: 50px;
padding-right: 50px;
padding-bottom: 80px;
}
.profile-img-left{
max-width: 100%;
}
	.nd-tablet{
		display:none;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){
.profile-sec{
padding-top: 50px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.profile-txt{
padding-top: 50px;
padding-left: 50px;
padding-right: 50px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.profile-img-left{
max-width: 100%;
padding-left: 0;
padding-right: 0;
padding-bottom: 0;
}
.profile-txt{
padding-top: 50px;
padding-left: 15px;
padding-right: 15px;
padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.ml-3.p-pc{
margin-left: 0!important
}
}
/********** Profile Section End **********/

.s-quote{
font-size:22px;
font-style: italic;
margin-left:20px;
}
.s-quote.sm{
font-size:18px;
font-style: italic;
margin-left:15px;
}
.s-quote .open-q, .s-quote .close-q{
position:absolute;
font-family: Georgia, "serif";
font-size:34px;
margin-top:-5px;
}
.s-quote .open-q{
margin-left:-15px;
}
	
	
	
.treatment-image{
max-width:300px;
margin:25px;
}

.logo-cta p{
font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Heavy',serif;
font-size: 20px;
font-style: normal;
color: #0b2240;
margin-top:30px;
}

.logo-cta img{
max-width:80px;
margin-right:10px;
}

.gold{
	color:#86754c;
}

.icon-container {
   width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
}

.icon-container img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.icon-container img:nth-child(2) {
  display: none; 
}

.icon-container:hover img:nth-child(1) {
  display: none;
}

.icon-container:hover img:nth-child(2) {
  display: block;
}

.fnc-nav {
  display:none;
}

/* ==================================================
   Sticky mobile CTA bar (≤991px only)
   Injected by assets/js/enquiry-popup.js
   ================================================== */
.mobile-cta {
  display: none; /* shown only ≤991px via media query below */
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: stretch;
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  padding: 12px 16px calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .96);
  border-top: 1px solid #E3E1DE;
  box-shadow: 0 -4px 18px rgba(20, 22, 28, .08);
  transform: translateY(130%);
  transition: transform .3s ease;
}

.mobile-cta.mobile-cta--in {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mobile-cta a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: "gilroy-medium", sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 27px;
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  transition: background-color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}

/* Call button — navy outline */
.mobile-cta__call {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: #0b2240;
  background: #fff;
  border-color: #0b2240;
}

.mobile-cta__call:hover,
.mobile-cta__call:focus {
  color: #fff;
  background: #0b2240;
  border-color: #0b2240;
}

.mobile-cta__call svg {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
}

/* Book button — gold fill (matches footer primary CTA) */
.mobile-cta__book {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  color: #fff;
  background: #9d8857;
  border-color: #9d8857;
}

.mobile-cta__book:hover,
.mobile-cta__book:focus {
  color: #fff;
  background: #70613e;
  border-color: #70613e;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 991px) {
  .mobile-cta {
    display: flex;
  }
}

/* ---- Homepage new sections (USP strip, Before/After gallery, Patient Journey) ---- */

/* USP Trust Strip */
.usp-strip {
  border-top: 1px solid #E3E1DE;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #E3E1DE;
  padding-top: 40px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
}
.usp-strip .usp-item {
  padding-top: 8px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}
.usp-strip .usp-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #9d8857;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.usp-strip .usp-item p:last-child {
  color: #1b1b1b;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .usp-strip .usp-item:not(:last-child) {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }
}

/* Wrapper for the standalone homepage awards section (below the USP strip) —
   consultation-hero.css's .chero-awards isn't loaded on the home page, so this
   is a page-local equivalent. --pl-cream comes from hero-revision.css's :root. */
.home-awards-strip{
  background: var(--pl-cream);
  border-top: 1px solid #D8CFBF;
}

/* Awards Strip — shared component populated by assets/js/awards-strip.js.
   Used on the homepage hero and the Book a Consultation page banner. */
.awards-strip {
  padding-top: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 32px;
}
.awards-strip__row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 28px;
}
.awards-strip__item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #E3E1DE;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 16px 26px;
}
.awards-strip__item img {
  display: block;
  height: 100px;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 220px;
}
/* Nested inside .page-title-container's own Bootstrap .container gutters on the
   Book a Consultation banner — drop the component's own horizontal padding so it
   isn't doubled up. */
.page-header .awards-strip .container-fluid {
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .awards-strip__row {
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .awards-strip__item img {
    height: 74px;
  }
}

/* "What a straight smile actually changes" image cards — force a consistent
   card image height regardless of the source image's natural aspect ratio. */
.straight-smile-grid img {
  height: 260px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Before/After gallery — keep each pair's two images side-by-side at all breakpoints */
.before-after-section .ba-pair {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
}
.before-after-section .ba-pair > .card-gallery {
  flex: 1 1 50%;
  min-width: 0;
}

/* Before/After gallery — recolor carousel nav arrows to dark blue for legibility on light bg */
.before-after-section .owl-nav .owl-prev {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-left-blue.svg") !important;
}
.before-after-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-right-blue.svg") !important;
}

/* Patient Journey — image + animated accordion timeline */
.patient-journey .journey-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Timeline: numbered, expandable steps reusing Bootstrap collapse */
.journey-timeline .journey-tl-item {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 66px;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
}
/* vertical connector line linking the step numbers */
.journey-timeline .journey-tl-item:not(:last-child)::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 20px;
  top: 18px;
  bottom: -2px;
  width: 2px;
  background: #9d8857;
  opacity: 0.25;
  z-index: 1;
}
.journey-timeline .journey-step__num {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 10px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 2px solid #9d8857;
  background: #E9E2D5;
  color: #9d8857;
  font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Heavy', serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1;
  z-index: 2;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}
/* active step (its panel is open) — filled gold badge */
.journey-timeline .journey-tl-item:has(.accordion-title[aria-expanded="true"]) .journey-step__num {
  background: #9d8857;
  color: #fff;
}
.journey-timeline .card-header {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
}
.journey-timeline .accordion-title {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 14px 2rem 14px 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #0b2240;
  font-family: 'BodoniFerrara-Regular', serif;
}
.journey-timeline .accordion-title::after {
  top: 14px;
  color: #9d8857;
}
.journey-timeline .card-body {
  padding: 0 0 8px;
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.patient-journey .journey-substeps {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-top: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.patient-journey .journey-substeps li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border-left: 2px solid #9d8857;
  padding-top: 2px;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.patient-journey .journey-substeps li:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .patient-journey .journey-image img {
    height: 340px;
    max-height: 340px;
    object-position: 70% 28%; /* keep her face in frame */
  }
}

.credential-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  background: #9d8857;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 4px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Meet the Team swiper — recolor carousel nav arrows to dark blue for legibility on light bg */
.team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-prev {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-left-blue.svg") !important;
}
.team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-right-blue.svg") !important;
}

/* Meet the Team swiper — show the grab cursor on hover, not just while actively dragging */
.team-swiper-section .carousel-component-inner {
  cursor: grab;
}
.team-swiper-section .carousel-component-inner.owl-grab {
  cursor: grabbing;
}

/* Meet the Team swiper — stretch every slide so cards with a GDC number (or a longer bio) don't leave neighbouring cards shorter */
.team-swiper-section .owl-stage {
  display: flex;
}
.team-swiper-section .owl-item {
  height: auto;
  display: flex;
}
.team-swiper-section .carousel-component-item {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Meet the Team swiper — card: portrait photo + name/role/GDC/bio */
.team-swiper-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(11, 34, 64, 0.08);
}
.team-swiper-card__img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.team-swiper-card__img img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.team-swiper-card__body {
  padding: 20px 22px 26px;
}
.team-swiper-card__name {
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  color: #0b2240;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
}
.team-swiper-card__role {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #9d8857;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.team-swiper-card__gdc {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  color: #6c757d;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}
.team-swiper-card__bio {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Meet the Team swiper — mobile landscape and down: overlay arrows straddling the card edges, tighten the dots, and size cards down slightly */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .team-swiper-section .container-fluid.pad-lr {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .px-3 {
    padding-left: 0.75rem !important;
    padding-right: 0.75rem !important;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .carousel-component-item {
    padding-left: 12px !important;
    padding-right: 12px !important;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .owl-nav {
    margin-top: 0;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-prev,
  .team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    margin-top: 0;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    background-color: #fff !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    background-position: center !important;
    background-size: 10px 16px !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11, 34, 64, 0.18);
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-prev {
    left: -20px;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
    right: -20px;
  }
  .team-swiper-section .owl-dots {
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .team-swiper-card {
    box-shadow: none;
  }
}

/* Reviews carousel — recolor nav arrows to dark blue for legibility on the cream bg */
.reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-prev {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-left-blue.svg") !important;
}
.reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
  background-image: url("../svg/chevron-right-blue.svg") !important;
}

/* Reviews carousel — desktop/tablet: keep today's dots-only behaviour, no arrows */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Reviews carousel — mobile: 1 review per slide produced 9-20 pagination dots, which is
   unusable. Swap dots for overlay arrows and reclaim the padding Bootstrap/pad-lr stack up. */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .reviews-carousel-section .container-fluid.pad-lr {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .px-3 {
    padding-left: 0.75rem !important;
    padding-right: 0.75rem !important;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-dots {
    display: none;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 0;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-prev,
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    margin-top: 0;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    background-color: #fff !important;
    background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
    background-position: center !important;
    background-size: 8px 13px !important;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11, 34, 64, 0.18);
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-prev {
    left: 0;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .owl-nav .owl-next {
    right: 0;
  }
  .reviews-carousel-section .testimonial-3 {
    padding-left: 40px;
    padding-right: 40px;
  }
}

/* ---------- Floating overlap cards (e.g. orthodontics.html "Our reputation" card) ----------
   On mobile the ml-xl-n4 negative-margin trick that makes these cards overlap the jarallax
   image above them stops applying below the lg breakpoint, so the card's own bg/shadow
   otherwise stretches full-bleed and just reads as a stray block of background colour. */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .floating-card-mobile {
    max-width: 95vw;
    margin-left: auto !important;
    margin-right: auto !important;
  }
}

/* ---------- "Your £150 consultation" section (book-a-consultation.html) ----------
   The three finance points used to sit as a check-list inside one centred prose
   column. They now live in the right-hand column as individual cards, with the
   heading and copy on the left. Gold is the same #9d8857 used by .usp-strip. */
.consult-price-lead {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #9d8857;
}
.consult-price-cards {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 16px;
}
.consult-price-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e3e1de;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(11, 34, 64, 0.06);
}
.consult-price-card__icon {
  flex: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(157, 136, 87, 0.12);
  color: #9d8857;
  font-size: 22px;
}
.consult-price-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  color: #1b1b1b;
}
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .consult-price-card {
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
  }
  .consult-price-card__icon {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    font-size: 19px;
  }
}