/* Alpha Katering — bespoke master-grade single page (hand build, 2026-08-19).
   Identity: their real blue #164a95 + red #ea2127 (deepened to #cd1920 for AA white text),
   white canvas per their live site; display = Newsreader (approved sturdy italic),
   UI = Instrument Sans. All photography is the client's own event photography. */

:root{
  --blue:#164a95; --blue-deep:#0f3568; --blue-ink:#0c2749; --blue-footer:#081c36;
  --red:#cd1920; --red-deep:#a91318;
  --ink:#16202e; --ink-dim:#3e4a5c; --ink-3:#5b6a80;
  --bg:#ffffff; --surface:#f6f8fb; --tint:#e8eef7; --border:#dfe5ee;
  --serif:"Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans:"Instrument Sans", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.6;font-size:16px}
img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:inherit}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}

h1,h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,6.4vw,4rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,4vw,2.6rem);font-style:italic;color:var(--blue-ink);margin-bottom:.5em}
h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:1.08rem}
.eyebrow{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);margin-bottom:.6em}
.eyebrow-light{color:#f3b8ba}
.sub{color:var(--ink-dim);max-width:56ch;margin-bottom:1.4em}

.btn{display:inline-block;font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;padding:.85em 1.6em;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;transition:background .15s ease,color .15s ease}
.btn-red{background:var(--red);color:#fff}
.btn-red:hover{background:var(--red-deep)}
.btn-blue{background:var(--blue);color:#fff}
.btn-blue:hover{background:var(--blue-deep)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:#fff;border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.75)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.14)}

/* utility bar */
.utility{background:var(--blue-ink);color:#dbe6f5;font-size:.82rem}
.util-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;min-height:36px}
.util-item a{color:#dbe6f5;text-decoration:none}
.util-phone{margin-left:auto;color:#fff;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
@media(max-width:640px){.util-mail{display:none}}

/* nav */
.nav{position:sticky;top:0;background:#fff;z-index:50;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.nav-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;min-height:72px}
.nav-logo img{width:127px;height:42px}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:22px;margin-left:auto}
.nav-links a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--blue)}
.nav-cta{white-space:nowrap}
.nav-burger{display:none;background:none;border:0;width:40px;height:40px;cursor:pointer}
.nav-burger span{display:block;width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:5px auto;transition:.2s}
@media(max-width:860px){
  .nav-links{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;flex-direction:column;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(12,39,73,.08)}
  .nav-links.open{display:flex}
  .nav-links a{padding:14px 20px;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
  .nav-cta{margin-left:auto}
  .nav-burger{display:block}
}
@media(max-width:480px){.nav-cta{display:none}}

/* hero */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:min(88svh,760px);display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden}
.hero-img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:70% 62%}
.hero-scrim{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(78deg,rgba(8,20,40,.9) 0%,rgba(8,20,40,.55) 42%,rgba(8,20,40,.08) 100%)}
@media(max-width:640px){.hero-scrim{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(8,20,40,.82) 0%,rgba(8,20,40,.62) 60%,rgba(8,20,40,.35) 100%)}}
.hero-inner{position:relative;color:#fff;padding:96px 20px}
.hero-eyebrow{color:#ffffff;text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.45)}
.hero h1{max-width:13ch;text-shadow:0 2px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.hero-sub{max-width:52ch;margin:1.1em 0 1.6em;color:#e8edf6;font-size:1.05rem}
.hero-ctas{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-note{margin-top:1.6em;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#c8d5ea}

/* sections */
.section{padding:84px 0}
.section-alt{background:var(--surface)}

/* lanes */
.lanes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;margin-top:34px}
.lane{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;transition:box-shadow .18s ease,transform .18s ease}
.lane:hover{box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(12,39,73,.12);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.lane-media{aspect-ratio:4/3;overflow:hidden}
.lane-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.lane h3{padding:18px 20px 6px;color:var(--blue-ink)}
.lane p{padding:0 20px 22px;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.94rem}
@media(max-width:860px){.lanes{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* blue band */
.band{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:linear-gradient(120deg,var(--blue-ink),var(--blue) 130%);color:#fff;padding:76px 0}
/* light plate-and-dot lattice, faded toward the copy so it decorates the edges only */
.band::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='64' height='64'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23ffffff' stroke-opacity='0.10'%3E%3Ccircle cx='16' cy='16' r='9'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='48' cy='48' r='5'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3Ccircle cx='48' cy='16' r='1.6' fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.12'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='16' cy='48' r='1.2' fill='%23ffffff' fill-opacity='0.10'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-size:64px 64px;
  -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.95) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 34%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%,rgba(0,0,0,.95) 100%);
  mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(0,0,0,.95) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 34%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%,rgba(0,0,0,.95) 100%)}
.band .wrap{position:relative}
.band h2{color:#fff}
.band-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.band-body{color:#dce6f4}
.checklist{list-style:none;columns:2;gap:22px}
.checklist li{break-inside:avoid;padding:9px 0 9px 30px;position:relative;font-weight:600;color:#f2f6fc;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.checklist li::before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:#8fd6a5;font-weight:700}
@media(max-width:860px){.band-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.checklist{columns:1}}

/* mosaic */
.mosaic{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);grid-auto-rows:190px;gap:14px;margin-top:34px}
.mosaic figure{overflow:hidden;border-radius:12px}
.mosaic img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .25s ease}
.mosaic figure:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.mosaic .m-tall{grid-row:span 2}
.mosaic figure:last-child{grid-column:span 2}
@media(max-width:860px){.mosaic{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);grid-auto-rows:150px}}

/* story */
.story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}
.story-copy p{margin-bottom:1.1em;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.story-copy .btn{margin-top:.6em}
.story-photo{position:relative}
.story-photo img{border-radius:14px}
.story-photo figcaption{margin-top:12px;font-size:.86rem;color:var(--ink-3);font-style:italic}
@media(max-width:860px){.story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* reviews */
.review-feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.1fr;gap:32px;align-items:center;background:var(--tint);border-radius:16px;padding:30px;margin:34px 0 26px}
.rf-photo img{border-radius:12px}
.rf-quote p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--blue-ink)}
.rf-quote footer{margin-top:14px;font-weight:700;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3)}
.review-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.review-cards blockquote{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:14px;padding:24px}
.review-cards p{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.review-cards footer{margin-top:14px;font-weight:700;font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3)}
@media(max-width:960px){.review-feature{grid-template-columns:1fr}.review-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* areas */
.areas{background:var(--blue-ink);color:#c9d8ee;padding:26px 0;text-align:center;font-size:.95rem}
.areas strong{color:#fff;font-weight:600}

/* contact */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:54px;align-items:start}
form label{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem;margin-bottom:14px;color:var(--blue-ink)}
form input,form select,form textarea{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:6px;padding:11px 13px;font:inherit;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:9px;background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink)}
form input:focus,form select:focus,form textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--blue);background:#fff}
.f-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.f-note{margin-top:12px;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--ink-3)}
.softlink{color:var(--blue);font-weight:600}
.contact-card{background:var(--blue-ink);color:#dbe6f5;border-radius:16px;padding:30px}
.contact-card h3{color:#fff;margin-bottom:10px}
.bigphone{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.9rem;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;margin-bottom:14px}
.contact-card address{font-style:normal;margin-bottom:16px;color:#c9d8ee}
.hours{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:18px;font-size:.9rem}
.hours td{padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.hours td:last-child{text-align:right;color:#fff}
.mapbox{aspect-ratio:4/3;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:12px}
.mapbox iframe{width:100%;height:100%;border:0}
.contact-card .softlink{color:#9cc1f0}
.socials{margin-top:16px;display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.socials a{color:#9cc1f0;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.socials a:hover{color:#fff}
@media(max-width:960px){.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.f-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* footer */
.footer{background:var(--blue-footer);color:#b9c9df;font-size:.9rem}
.foot-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .6fr 1fr;gap:38px;padding:56px 20px 30px}
.foot-logoplate{display:inline-block;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:10px 14px;margin-bottom:14px}
.foot-logoplate img{width:146px;height:48px}
.foot-links{display:grid;gap:8px}
.foot-links a,.foot-contact a{color:#b9c9df;text-decoration:none}
.foot-links a:hover,.foot-contact a:hover{color:#fff}
.foot-contact{display:grid;gap:8px;align-content:start}
.foot-legal{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:18px 20px;font-size:.8rem;color:#7f93ad}
@media(max-width:860px){.foot-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}}

/* preview badge */
.preview-badge{position:fixed;bottom:12px;left:12px;z-index:60;background:rgba(12,25,46,.92);color:#dbe6f5;font-size:.72rem;padding:7px 12px;border-radius:999px}
.preview-badge a{color:#9cc1f0;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700}