Amy & Bryan in Wellesley, MA

Few things compare to the feeling you get when you open your mailbox and find a letter -- not a bill, not junk mail, but a real letter. It’s something felt less often these days, thanks to the many mediums of immediate communication, but there are those out there who consider letter writing a lost art. Amy Hsu and Bryan Tung are among them. The Bride Amy Hsu, 33, editor The Groom Bryan Tung, 35, legal examiner The Date July 10 The two met at the wedding rehearsal of close mutual friends in 1998. Soon after, Amy passed the word along to her friends that she’d like them to get to know each other better by writing letters (she lived in Boston at the time; he in Washington, DC). He agreed, and so began a long-distance relationship, based solely on the written word, that lasted several years until Amy moved a bit closer (to New York City) and they finally started seeing each other “officially.” The still long-distance dating finally culminated, though, in a three-page letter Bryan sent to Amy with the postscript: “P.S. I have something to ask you.” He timed the letter’s arrival perfectly with a weekend visit, and just as Amy finished reading the note, she looked up in surprise to find Bryan on one knee with a beautiful ring.