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.
Wedding Invitations: Here are some standards for mailing your wedding invitations. Generally, wedding invitations should be mailed four to six weeks before the event. Try to mail out invitations on a Saturday so that they arrive in the beginning of the week, when people are more likely to pay attention to their mail.