Naive that the USA and UK/Europe are onthe saem team. Most well informed people trust the US as much as they do China. Even at a Government level. I do have good reasons for saying this none of which I wil elaberate on on an on-line system. Some of it came from my Father, now dead, who was part of the UK inteligence services.
Sounds like a hellish geographical configuration. Logistics is probably 75% of a wedding shoot.
On a related tangent, I've been setting up a wide master on a 13' light stand (with a small gimbal) to try to get a nice shot of the back of the dress during the processional. I have to put it off-axis (no photographer is going to let me put it right at the back of the aisle), and it's always an issue to get a clear shot of the bride when the crowd stands up. (My inspiration for this shot is some church balcony shots I've done where you get a wonderful look at the dress.) So I just ordered a 20' stand. I think it will be safe if I increase my sand bags on it to 3 or 4 from my current 2. And hopefully I can shoot clean over the heads in the audience, we'll see. It should arrive in time for my Friday wedding. I could also use a little more height for my reception 1st/parent dances master too (though probably not 20'). (But after the processional I usually lower it a bit and move it to a few different positions, one right in the aisle, and then back out and off-axis before the recessional.)