:root {
    --text-color: #222;
    --accent-color: #c5a059; /* Elegant Gold */
    --light-gray: #f9f9f9;
    --transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }

  /* Main Container */

.testimonial-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    /* This padding creates the space where the arrows live */
    padding: 0 100px; 
}

/* Force the swiper to be narrower than the wrapper */
.luxurySwiper {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 700px; /* Adjust this! Smaller = more gap */
    margin: 0 auto;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Position the arrows absolutely relative to the WRAPPER, not the swiper */
.swiper-button-prev, 
.swiper-button-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    /* Move them into that 100px padding zone */
    width: 40px !important;
}

.swiper-button-prev { left: 20px; }
.swiper-button-next { right: 20px; }

/* Ensure the text stays centered and doesn't stretch */
.testimonial-text {
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    padding: 0 20px; /* Internal safety buffer */
}



  /*
      color:#4a494e;

  .testimonial-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1000px; /* Wider to accommodate arrows *
    margin: 60px auto;
    padding: 0 60px; /* Space for the arrows *
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif; 
  }

  .testimonial-section {
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #fff;
  }

  .quote-mark {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 70px;
    color: var(--accent-color);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    opacity: 0.4;
  }

  .testimonial-text {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text-color);
    margin: 0 auto 30px auto;
    max-width: 750px;
  }

  .testimonial-author {
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--accent-color);
  }
*/

  /* --- Custom Arrow Styling --- */
  .swiper-button-next, 
  .swiper-button-prev {
    color: var(--accent-color) !important;
    transition: var(--transition);
  }

  /* Making arrows thinner/smaller */
  .swiper-button-next:after, 
  .swiper-button-prev:after {
    font-size: 20px !important; 
    font-weight: bold;
  }

  .swiper-button-next:hover, 
  .swiper-button-prev:hover {
    transform: scale(1.2);
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  /* Pagination Dots */
  .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    background: var(--accent-color) !important;
  }

  .swiper {
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }

  .testimonial-stars {
  color: #D4AF37; /* Sophisticated Metallic Gold */
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 2px; /* Adds elegance by spacing them out */
}

/* Define the keyframes */
@keyframes luxuryFadeUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

/* This class will be applied via Swiper's active state */
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-stars,
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-text,
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-author {
  animation: luxuryFadeUp 0.8s ease forwards;
}

/* Stagger the timing so they don't all jump at once */
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-stars { animation-delay: 0.5s; opacity: 0; }
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-text  { animation-delay: 0.2s; opacity: 0; }
.swiper-slide-active .testimonial-author { animation-delay: 0.8s; opacity: 0; }