2026-03-08-adventure-guest-experience-brainstorm

Adventure Guest Experience — Brainstorm

Date: 2026-03-08 Status: Ready for implementation

What We’re Building

A magazine-style, editorial guest experience page that replaces the chat-first concierge. When a guest opens their unique link, they see a beautiful, full-bleed editorial layout showcasing Queenstown activities the couple has personally curated. Each activity card features the couple’s personal note about why they love it. Guests browse and add activities to a “My Trip” itinerary board (stored in localStorage).

The chat concierge still exists but becomes secondary — a floating action button for questions, not the primary interface.

Core philosophy: The couple designs the wedding AND the guest adventure around it. The guest experience should feel like a custom travel magazine the couple made for their friends, not a booking form.

Why This Approach

Magazine style over trip-planner grid because it’s more editorial, more emotional, more “couple’s love letter to Queenstown”
Couple quotes on every card make it feel personal, not like a tourism brochure
Visual itinerary board (sticky bottom bar) gives guests agency to plan their own trip
10-12 curated activities — enough variety, not overwhelming
Static demo — all client-side with localStorage, no backend needed

Key Decisions

Layout: Full-bleed photos, editorial magazine style. Activity cards are mini feature stories.
Couple’s voice: Every activity has a personal quote from Mia or Jack.
Interactivity: “Add to My Trip” → sticky bottom bar → expandable itinerary view with day assignment.
Activity count: Expand from 8 to ~12 (add paragliding, canyon swing, Skyline luge, spa).
Chat: Demoted to floating action button. Still available, just not the hero.
Page structure: Wedding day timeline at top → activity categories → activity cards → My Trip bar at bottom.
Categories: Adrenaline, Outdoors, Food & Wine, Relax — filter pills above the grid.

New Activities to Add

Activity	Category	Why
Paragliding (Coronet Peak)	Adrenaline	The user specifically asked for this
Canyon Swing (Shotover)	Adrenaline	Iconic Queenstown, complements bungee
Skyline Gondola + Luge	Outdoors	Accessible to everyone, stunning views
Queenstown Spa (Onsen alternative)	Relax	For the non-adventure crowd

Open Questions

Photo sourcing: We don’t have real photos. Use Unsplash placeholders or gradient/color blocks?
Should the “My Trip” state persist across sessions (localStorage) or be ephemeral?
- Decision: localStorage — guests come back to their picks.