Ambrose E. Burnside. 1824-1881, Indiana. Born to a poor family of Quakers, Burnside was indentured at an early age as a tailor's apprentice. Afterward he entered West Point and graduated in the class of 1847, during the Mexican War. Although sent to Mexico, he did not arrive until the war had ended.
The Bridal Association of America quoted that the average cost of wedding invitations is $659. Wedding Stats has quoted the average being $441, or a range somewhere between $381 and $441 during 2015.
1 Shop around. 2  Wedding invitation mark-ups vary among vendors, so if you are going with a standard style, you might find the same wedding invitations somewhere else for a lower price. 3  If you decide to order invitations online, allow enough time to order a sample invitation so you can see it up close and check quality. The per-invitation cost goes up with extra folds -- tri-fold costs more than bi-fold -- or lining on the invitations or envelopes. 2  The average couple spends $659 on invitations and reply-cards, according to The Bridal Association of America.