$(function() {
    $('.error').hide();
    $(".sender").click(function() {
      // validate and process form here
      
      $('.error').hide();
  	  var name = $("input#name").val();
  		if (name == "") {
        $("span#name_error").show();
        $("input#name").focus();
        return false;
      }
  		var email = $("input#email").val();
  		if (email == "") {
        $("span#email_error").show();
        $("input#email").focus();
        return false;
      }
      var strValue = $("input#email").val();
      var strFilter = /^([0-9a-z]([-.\w]*[0-9a-z])*@(([0-9a-z])+([-\w]*[0-9a-z])*\.)+[a-z]{2,6})$/i;
      if (!strFilter.test(strValue))
      {
      $("span#email_error").show();
      $("input#email").focus();
      return false;
      }      
  		var service = $("select#service").val();
  		if (service == "Select One...") {
        $("span#service_error").show();
        $("select#service").focus();
        return false;
      }      
      
      $('.button').html("<img src='style/loader.gif' />");
      
  var dataString = 'name='+ name + '&email=' + email + '&service=' + service;
  //alert (dataString);return false;
  $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "contact.php",
    data: dataString,
    success: function() {
      $('.contactform').html("<div id='message'></div>");
      $('#message').html("<h2 class='contactus'>Thank You!</h2>")
      .append("<p>Your information has been sent</p> <p>We will be in touch soon.</p> <img id='checkmark' src='style/checkmark.png' />")
      .hide()
      .fadeIn(1500, function() { });
    }
  });
  return false; 
  
      
    });
  });