I finally got my dress back!!!
I bought a $600 dress for $99 and a topper ($90) at David's bridal, a belt sash from Amazon for $15 and paid $110 in alterations to sew eyes for the topper and change the zipper back to a corset.
Having a dress you truly put together for a small budget: PRICELESS
I still need to steam the dress to poof it, so I'll have to figure that out. I'm 43 days out!!!