$(document).ready(function(){
  $('#signup form').validate({
    rules: {
      yourname: {
		 minlength: 5,
		 maxlength: 20,
		 required: true
      },
	  phone: {
		 minlength: 8,
		 maxlength: 16,
		 required: true,
		 digits: true
      },
	  contact: {
		 minlength: 6,
		 maxlength: 50,
        required: true
      },
	  eventtype: {
		  minlength: 4,
		  maxlength: 25,
		  required: true
      },
	  date: {
		minlength: 8,
		maxlength: 10,
        required: true,
		date: true
      },
	  eventlength: {
		  minlength: 5,
		  maxlength: 10,
        required: true
      },
	  persons: {
		minlength: 1,
		maxlenghth: 2,
        required: true,
        digits: true
      },
      email: {
        required: true,
        email: true
      },
	  how: {
        required: true
      },
	  comments: {
		  minlength: 10,
		  maxlength: 50,
		  required: true
      },
	  contact: {
		maxlength: 50,
        required: false
      }
},
  
	success: function(label) {
      label.text('OK').addClass('valid');
    }
  });
});