Well, that could have gone a lot worse. Arguably, you got lucky: you could have found that all the local helicopter shops were booked up and all your friends were out of town. But the key thing is having a bunch of different resources and being able to think on your feet. You have single-handedly saved Angela Falter from a potentially embarrassing incident at the start of her gala.
Admittedly, you've committed a lot of money to solving this problem, but Ms. Falter never questions her accounts.
Time to Give Charelle the Good News