:root { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
        body { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFFFF; overflow-x: hidden; }

        /* Full Width Hero Parallax */
        .hero-container {
            position: relative;
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
.hero {
    position: relative; /* ensures the background is inside hero */
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh; /* full viewport height for hero */
    overflow: hidden; /* to contain the zoom animation */
}
.hero {
    position: relative;
    height: 100vh;
    overflow: hidden; /* 🔥 this is the key */
}

/* background */
.hero-bg {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;

    background-image: url('https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84770f_caf7d704d774479b9d154220c65cf27f~mv2_d_3000_1688_s_2.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;

    z-index: -1;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    animation: slowZoom 20s infinite alternate;

    pointer-events: none; /* prevents blocking clicks */
}

        /* Nav Transition */
        #main-nav.scrolled {
            background: white;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
            padding-top: 0.5rem;
            padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        /* Page Transitions */
        .page-view { display: none; min-height: 80vh; }
        .page-view.active { display: block; animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease-out; }
        @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

        /* Text Slider */
        .slider-wrapper {
            display: flex;
            transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
        }
        .slide { min-width: 100%; }

        /* Custom Cards */
        .featured-card:hover {
            transform: scale(1.02);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
        }

        /* Custom Dots */
        .dot.active { background-color: #000; width: 24px; }