$(document).ready(function() {
//puts focus on first form field
$("input:visible:enabled:first").focus();

// form validation rules and error messages
$("#contactForm").validate({
	errorLabelContainer: "#contact-errors",
	wrapper: "p", 
   rules: {
     name: "required",
     email: {
       required: true,
       email: true
     },
	 honeypot: {
				maxlength: 0
			}	
   },
   messages: {
     name: "- Please specify your name",
     email: {
       required: "- We need your email address to contact you",
       email: "- Your email address must be in the format of name@domain.com"
     }
   }
})

});