Ravens Star Malaki Starks Weds Savanna Jackson, Bride Chooses Justin Alexander

Savanna Jackson walked down the aisle at Little River Farms in Milton, Georgia, on March 20 to marry Baltimore Ravens safety Malaki Starks, a man she has known more than half her life. The two met in the fourth grade, got engaged in October 2024, and at 22 years old stood before 140 guests to exchange handwritten vows in what the bride called, in an exclusive with PEOPLE, "most definitely a dream come true."

For the ceremony, Jackson wore a gown by Justin Alexander that she described as "timeless and simple." She had tried the dress on twice before experiencing the "say yes" feeling she had always dreamed of — a moment that clearly informed everything else about the day. Later in the evening, she changed into a second dress sourced from Dressing Dreams, a Georgia-based bridal shop. Hair was handled by Jocelyn Norton, owner of JocSalon, and makeup by McKenzie Bone, the lead artist and owner of McKenzie Bone Artistry. Starks and his groomsmen wore suits by Brian Alexander Bespoke. Taylor Handte Photography captured the day.

Little River Farms is a family-owned facility that ranks among North Atlanta's most popular wedding and event venues, and it won the couple over immediately. After touring the property first, they canceled all remaining venue tours because the space "just felt like us." The farm's natural aesthetic set the stage for décor that leaned into hydrangeas, baby blue details, and vintage gold accents, all contributing to what the couple described as a "classic and timeless vibe." Jackson walked toward Starks as Patrick Watson's "Je te laisserai des mots" played, a French-language song whose title translates roughly to "I will leave you words" — a fitting choice for a ceremony centered on handwritten, phone-free vows.

"It's also a timeless event that we can look back on forever and see the love through the photos," Jackson told PEOPLE. "It is an intimate day at a beautiful location with people who are just as excited as we are."

The intimacy of the ceremony carried directly into the hours that followed. After the wedding, the couple posted a video while heading home through Georgia — no styling, no production. The clip spread quickly across social media, with outlets describing it as a "quiet, real moment between two people starting their next chapter." It was the kind of post-wedding content that tends to resonate precisely because it asks nothing of the viewer: just two people, a car, and the particular stillness of a day finally finished.

The Ravens selected Starks as the 27th pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He came to Baltimore after three seasons representing the Georgia Bulldogs from 2022 to 2024, and the wedding, held in his home state, felt like a grounding counterpoint to everything the NFL calendar demands. His rookie contract runs four years at $16.6 million. The couple's story — from Jefferson, Georgia classmates to a 140-guest wedding at a farm less than thirty minutes from downtown Atlanta — has a coherence to it that no highlight reel could replicate.