A deacon, priest or bishop.
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic church the man and woman getting married administer the sacrament to each other, the priest, deacon or bishop is just the church's official witness, and confers the blessing on the marriage.
The spouses confer the Sacrament on each other, but the blessing of the priest is necessary for validity.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
" According to Latin tradition, the spouses as ministers of Christ's grace mutually confer upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent before the Church. In the tradition of the Eastern Churches, the priests (bishops or presbyters) are witnesses to the mutual consent given by the spouses,124 but for the validity of the sacrament their blessing is also necessary.125" (CCC 1623)
Matrimony, sometimes styled Holy Matrimony.
To the best of my knowledge the only other name for the sacrament of matrimony is the sacrament of marriage.
a sacrament of service
No.
The liturgical color for matrimony is white.
a sacrament of service
If and when you get married in a church
Roman Catholic AnswerAll of the sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ while He was on earth, including matrimony.
The sacrament of matrimony is a ritual.
While the priest or deacon witness the matrimony, in the Western Church (i.e. Roman Catholics), the minister of the Sacrament of marriage is the couple themselves. They do so by their mutual consent. In the East however, due to the different development of the theology of matrimony, the presiding priest or bishop is the minister of the sacrament.
The 7 sacraments... Sacrament of baptism sacrament of confirmation sacrament of holy eucharist sacrament of penance sacrament of extreme unction sacrament of holy orders sacrament of matrimony
yes.