How to sync iphone 5 to macbook air

i'm on wifi and just updated my iphone 5 contacts. I tried to sync with my macbook air but it isn't working. Any advice?

Hello Matt,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with your calendar events syncing. It sounds like you may have a syncing service setup on your MacBook Air and iPhone 5, and there are a few things I recommend checking.
The first thing I recommend checking is if the default calendar on both devices are the same. You can check the default calendar on your MacBook Air by going to Calendar > Preferences > General, and you can check the default calendar on your iPhone under Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Calendar (Mavericks): General preferences
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14994
iPhone User Guide - Calendar settings
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iph3d11102c
If you checked your default calendars but your events are still not syncing to your MacBook Air from your iPhone, I recommend checking to see if you are using iCloud to sync your calendars. You can verify this on your MacBook Air by verifying Calendars is checked in System Preferences>iCloud, and you can verify Calendars is enabled in Settings>iCloud on your iPhone:
iCloud: Change iCloud feature settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2613
If you are using iCloud, you can use the following article to further troubleshoot the calendar syncing issue:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3999
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