The Jenkins
Family Reunion.
A sample event site for a fictional family reunion, built on purpose in a warm, light style. Proof the studio is not one-note: same care, completely different feeling.
Why a reunion site.
Show range, not a rerun
The studio's flagship work is dark, cinematic, and premium. This demo is the opposite on purpose: cream, amber, and green, a big serif headline, and a homepage that feels like a hand-printed invitation.
One weekend, organized
An event site has real work to do: build excitement, collect a headcount, and put the schedule, the lodging, and the details where everyone can find them, on a phone, the night before.
A sample, not a client
The Jenkins family is fictional. This is a concept build to prove the point: the same studio that ships a 56-page travel brand can turn around a warm, friendly event page just as cleanly.
Idea to live in a day.
A whole different design language, a working countdown, and a real RSVP form, built and live inside a single day. The hour by hour:
Set the brief and the mood
Decide what the site has to do: countdown, RSVP, schedule, lodging, photos. Then pick a feeling as far from the dark studio look as possible: warm, woven, hand-printed.
A warm design language
A fresh palette of cream, amber, and forest green, the Abril Fatface display serif, paper-card surfaces, and a string of bunting across the hero. None of it borrowed from the studio's dark system.
The hero and the countdown
A full-bleed photo hero with no header, a live JavaScript countdown ticking down to the Friday kickoff, and the two things every guest wants first: the date and the place.
Weekend, lodging, and the wall
A three-day schedule, a lodging section with the lodge and nearby stays, a chip-in tier set, and a tilted-polaroid memory wall, each section a distinct band of color.
The RSVP that works
A real RSVP form wired to Netlify Forms with a honeypot for spam, headcount fields, day selection, and a dietary note, plus a floating RSVP pill that follows you past the hero.
Motion and polish
Scroll reveals, a kinetic line-by-line heading reveal, a gentle Ken-Burns drift on the hero, and hover lift on the cards, all behind a reduced-motion guard for anyone who opts out.
Accessibility and ship Live
A WCAG AA pass: a skip link, one clean heading order, alt text on every photo, visible focus rings, and contrast that holds. Then it ships live on its own URL, ready to share.
What shipped
- A standalone warm design language: cream, amber, and green, with the Abril Fatface display serif.
- A live countdown to the reunion weekend, ticking in real time.
- An RSVP form wired to Netlify Forms, with headcount, day choice, and a honeypot for spam.
- A three-day schedule, a lodging section, a chip-in tier set, and a tilted-polaroid photo wall.
- A floating RSVP pill that appears after the hero so the call to action is always in reach.
- Full WCAG AA pass: skip link, heading order, focus states, alt text, contrast, and a reduced-motion guard.
Proof the studio isn't one-note.
The Jenkins Family Reunion is a demo, and it says so plainly. But it's a real, working build: a live countdown, a functioning RSVP, and a complete weekend in one warm, accessible page, sharing nothing with the studio's dark house style except the standard behind it.
$800–$2,500
That's the going rate for a one-off event or reunion site with RSVP collection and a custom look. The Pagecrafter builds it custom, in a day, owned outright, with no monthly platform fee and no template underneath.