Ugh if "monetary gifts" was on the invitation I would feel it was a shakedown! I would feel like I was invited for paying for my meal.
And I'm from a culture where you give cash value of the meal. But it's expected, never printed. And to US weddings I give a gift.
And yes you don't need a gift from the store, but you register to help people with ideas of what you might like. NOT that you expect them to give you anything.
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