body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  /* Background stripes angled */
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    45deg,
    #000000,          /* black stripe */
    #000000 60px,
    #FFFFFF 60px,     /* white stripe */
    #FFFFFF 120px,
    #D4AF37 120px,    /* gold accent stripe */
    #D4AF37 130px
  );
}

nav {
  width: 100%;
  background-color: white;   /* light pink navbar */
  padding: 20px 0;              /* increase to make it thicker */
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.nav-links {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 30px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.nav-links a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: black;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}






/* Centered Headings */
h1 {
  color: green;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  font-family: "Rochester", cursive;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 100px;
}

.paragraph-container {
  text-align: center;               /* centers the text */
  margin-bottom: 30px;              /* space below the paragraph */
  padding: 15px;                     /* padding around the text */
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); /* slightly transparent for readability */
  border-radius: 8px;               /* rounded corners */
}
/* Form Styles */
form {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

fieldset {
  border: 2px solid gold;
  padding: 30px;
  max-width: 600px;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;

  /* Center all contents inside */
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

legend {
  font-size: 1.5em;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: green;
  text-align: center;
}

label {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center; /* Center the text of labels */
}

/* Slightly smaller input fields for name, email, and phone */
input#first-name,
input#last-name,
input#email,
input#phone {
  width: 70%;          /* slightly smaller than full width */
  max-width: 350px;    /* caps the width on large screens */
  text-align: center;   /* centers the text inside the field */
  padding: 10px;        /* keeps the existing padding */
  margin: 5px 0;        /* small vertical spacing between fields */
  box-sizing: border-box; /* ensures padding doesn't expand width */
}

/* Optional: keep textarea larger for messages */
textarea#message {
  width: 90%;           /* wider for longer messages */
  max-width: 500px;
  padding: 10px;
  text-align: left;      /* keep message text left-aligned */
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Checkbox Styles */
.checkbox-group {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px; /* Space between checkboxes */
  margin-top: 10px;
}

input[type="checkbox"] {
  margin-right: 5px;
}

button {
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  background-color: green;
  color: white;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-size: 1em;
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:hover {
  background-color: darkgreen;
}