$(document).ready(function() {

// validate  form on keyup and submit

var validator = $("#newsletterform").validate({

  rules: {
    Email: {
      required: true,
      email: true
    }
  },
  
  messages: {
    Email: {
      required: "Bitte Email-Adresse eingeben",
      email: "Bitte korrigieren: falsches Email-Format"
    }
  },
  
  errorPlacement: function(error, element) {
    error.appendTo( element.next("div") );
  },
  
  success: function(label) {
    // label.html("ok").addClass("checked");
  }
  
});

});