$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#contactForm").validate({
		onfocusout: false,
   		onclick: false,
		onkeyup: false,
		errorClass: 'error_contact',
		errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
			error.insertBefore(element);
		},
		errorElement: 'div',
		rules: {
			email: {
				required: true,
				email: true
			},
			firstname: {
				required: true
			},
			message: {
				required: true
			}			
		},
		messages: {
			email: {
				required: "Please enter an e-mail address",
				email: "Please enter a valid e-mail address"
			},
			firstname: {
				required: "Please enter your first name"
			},
			message: {
				required: "Please enter a message to send to us"
			}			
		},
		highlight: null
	});
});