Typical costs: 1  Expensive engagement announcements typically cost $3 or more per printed card, and may cost as much as $11 each for the fanciest cardstock and envelopes. 2  Inexpensive engagement announcements typically cost $1 to $2 per printed card. 3  Basic newspaper announcements typically start at $25.
Definition of chevron : a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: such as a: a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up
First appearing in English in the 14th century, chevron derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Vulgar Latin word caprio, meaning rafter (probably due to its resemblance to two adjoining roof beams).