I tried a suspended peony-and-mint “cloud” with two hidden fans for a June tent wedding, and at 7:42 p.m. a salty breeze turned it into a perfumed tumbleweed that slipped its rigging and nabbed the DJ’s headphones mid-ABBA. Has anyone else been humbled by an “innovative” seasonal install on a windy waterfront, and would swapping in lighter ranunculus (and one fan, promise) save round two this Saturday?
Mine went ‘perfumed tumbleweed’ at 7:42; lighter ranunculus still sails — add a hidden monofilament leash to the center pole.
@OP Ranunculus still sails in waterfront gusts; what saved me was building the cloud on two chicken-wire spines with a few small “wind windows” and hanging it from swivel carabiners, with a discreet safety lanyard to the tent frame. Keep one fan aimed straight up through the center instead of sideways and tuck a little moss-wrapped fishing weight in the core — DJ-proof, or at least DJ-resistant.
Had my own “mid-ABBA” moment at 7:42 p.m., and what finally worked was hiding a 1 lb fishing sinker as ballast inside the cloud, clipped to the internal frame on the leeward side so it stops drifting when the salty breeze kicks. @OP If you go with ranunculus and one fan, the ballast still does its job, but it won’t save you in a full squall.