Apparently, it’s traditional for the couple to be rowed out the pile of brush, birch logs, and saplings, which they let alight via a torch. The drum fires in the foreground are lit prior to the event and provide an extra source of fire if the couple’s torch goes out. We didn’t arrive in time to see the wedding couple light the bonfire, but another blogger, Jeff Sipek, took this photo. (Click on the photo to go to his blog.