For one Hope Mills bride-to-be, getting really, really messy paid off in a big way, as she won the KML Cake Crush competition this week. Markie Patterson, who plans to get married soon, was one of several brides selected to participate in the Cake Crush. Ultimately, she beat out the other competitors and won gift cards from Diamonds & Gold of Fayetteville, the Renaissance Day Spa & Alternative Wellness and Owen’s Florist, to be used towards rings, flowers, and spa treatments to get ready for her big day.