OS X Server for photo business

Hi
I am an event photographer, and I am currently using 5 iPads to sell photos on site at events. I normally do not have internet access at event sites, so cloud type services are not an option, and I would like to use a Mac Mini to wirelessly serve the images to the iPads.
At the moment, I'm finding downloading the images to the iPads is taking way too much time, and I'm losing sales. Most events would be a minimum of 3000 images.
I'm wondering what options I have for this? I don't need a shopping cart on site, I want a very simple way to create galleries and just show photos with their file names on the iPads.
My web site currently uses a customized MySQL database to sell the photos on line, so I'm wondering, could I do the same by placing another MySQL database on the Mac Mini, and use Safari on the iPads to view photos wirelessly?

Thanks so much for the replies! More details, the photos are downloaded with a MacBook Pro, and originals are stored in an external hard drive. They are processed in Aperture, and small jpgs are made for the iPads and put on the desk top in a folder structure.
The iPads are currently using the Portfolio app. The iPads connect directly to the computer via wifi using computer-to-computer network. Photos can be downloaded to the iPads via a Portfolio "helper" on the computer that uses local wifi, or via Dropbox. The venues I shoot at usually have no internet access so the Dropbox method is not practical. I don't have a cell phone either.
I've used both methods, but both take too long. The local wifi method requires pulling the iPads away from the customers, and typing in the folder names on each iPad separately, then waiting while they download. The Dropbox method retains folder structure, but I found out large numbers of photos downloading on 5 iPads really slows down the process. Plus, if the iPad is touched during the download, it cancels.

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