// wait for the DOM to be loaded 
    $(document).ready(function() { 
        // bind form using ajaxForm 
        $('#contactf').ajaxForm( { target: '#results', beforeSubmit: validate,
        success: function() {
        $('#results').removeClass("results-fail").hide().addClass("results-success").fadeIn('slow');
    }
        
        } ); 
    }); 
    function validate(formData, jqForm, options) { 
        var form = jqForm[0]; 
        var tags = '<strong>Errors</strong><br />';
        var formErrors = tags;
        var regex ='^.+@[^\.].*\.[a-z]{2,}$'; 
        if (!form.name.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your Name<br />';}
        if (!form.address.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your Address<br />';}
        if (!form.city.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your City<br />';}
        if (!form.state.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your State<br />';}
        if (!form.zip.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your Zip<br />';}
        if (!form.platee.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Name for brass name plate <br />';} 
        //if(!form.email.value.match(regex)) {formErrors =formErrors +'Enter Your Email<br />';}
        //if (!form.message.value){ formErrors = formErrors +'Enter Your Message<br />';}    
        if(formErrors !=tags){$('#results').html(formErrors).addClass("results-fail").show("slow");return false;}    
    }