It annoys me that family have an expectation that #1 I remember their anniversary every year and #2 I send them a card. I don't mean to hurt feelings, but I've told them multiple times that I don't expect them to acknowledge ours, nor will I do so for theirs. In my opinion, anniversaries are strictly for the couple themselves to celebrate.
When I told my mom this, she said, "Well, our marriage is why you exist." Yeah, and isn't that why I celebrate Mother's and Father's day?
The whole card culture in general is so stupid. I have three kids, and every time they have a birthday, I get this huge stack of $3-$4 cards. Only one of my kids can even read yet, and that just happened in the last year. I feel guilty recycling them all, but I only keep the ones that actually have heartfelt notes on them, not the ones that are just signed.
We had a big family birthday party this year (everyone's birthday in our family is in one month except for mine), and we did say "no gifts" for the party. This helped tremendously, but people still felt the need to bring a useless card to the gathering. I know, wah, wah, wah. People care about us. My point isn't to complain about that but the financial waste that all that cardstock represents.