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The Louisiana couple, who are currently enjoying their honeymoon, said they had no idea their wedding day confection would garner so much attention.

\"We didn't know it was going to be such a hit,\" Rivault said. \"Someone showed us a pic of a Waffle House cake very similar to the one we had and that’s where the idea came from.\"

The couple had their custom confection made at The Royal Cakery bakeshop in New Orleans, Louisiana.

After Waffle House shared Rivault's photo alongside the cake, she tweeted, \"Sorry my future children, y’all have a lot to live up to as my greatest accomplishment in life.\"

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Even the restaurant's CEO Walt Ehmer chimed in: \"We say congratulations to the happy couple and our wish is that they have many years smothered and covered in love.\"

The restaurant chain later donated $1,000 worth of waffles to the happy couple.

Waffle House first opened its doors in Norcross, Georgia, in 1955 and currently has more than 1,500 restaurants across the South.

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