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I didn’t read through all the arguments in this article but I think the way Mesorah works is that minhagim are passed down from father to son unless a “Gadol” or community whom one associates himself with has a different minhag. All mesoras are rooted in halacha, and one must be keeping a mesorah. There’s no clear line in what one can adapt, rather it’s gray area that requires daas torah.
@Chaim87 Those who don’t live a spiritual life will always use alternatives to fill the void. Showing off ones luxurious taste and spending ability is what we call “kavod”, importing tiles from italy is another way of filling the void of purpose. The rabbaim and leaders could preach in a way that they separately address every method one can fill the void, or they could preach that one shall live be a ben torah and fill his days with torah study which is tackling all the “gashmius” problems with the ultimate solution. The second approach is the common practice of the yeshiva system. Besides, there is somewhat of an emphasis made in the bal habatishe communities by the LOR’s about gashmius, but it isn’t highly effective in most cases for the simple reason of there being a void that must be filled.
Luxurious standards in the community is not a “problem”, it’s a “plague”. Weddings are one drop in the ocean. I don’t see a solution though.