$(document).ready(function(){
	// contact form
	$("#contact-form").validate({
			rules: {
				"name": "required",
				
				"email": {
					required: true,
					email: true
				},
				"subject": "required",
				"message": "required"

			},
			messages: {
			 "name": "Please enter your name.",
			 "email": {
				"required": "Please enter your email address."   
			  },
			  "subject": "What's this email about?",
			  "message": "Please enter a message."
		   },
		   
		   submitHandler: function(form) {
	
			//hide the form
			$('#contact-form').hide();
			
			//send the ajax request
			$.get('sendmessage.php',{
				  name:$('#name').val(),
				  email:$('#email').val(),
				  subject:$('#subject').val(),
				  message:$('#message').val()
				  
				  },
			
			//return the data
			function(data){
			  $('.loader').append("<h4>Thank you!</h4><p>I'll get back to you as soon as I can.</p>");
			});
	
		   }

	});					   
});