I just wanted to update my post with a final decision. They pressed us for a stain choice two months ago and they JUST STAINED IT ON THURSDAY! How's that for urgency? Anyway, after much thought and consideration we went with Minwax Walnut gel stain for the front door. Thanks to all who offered thoughts and opinions. I think it turned out beautiful. Here are a few pics as I know that's what we all REALLY want to see... :-)

You didn't ask about the storm door, but I like a storm door will a full window so you can see the entire door. The green as recommended looks nice.

Good point about the garage doors fading away. When I bought my house they were a contrasting color. Once I painted them the same color as the body of the house, the house seemed much larger. Also, the front porch was more prominent. I think if you do this for your house, then your very lovely front porch will become the focal point. Right now, it competes with the garage doors. So i recommend painting the garage doors a color that is very much like your brick and selecting a color for the front door to make it pop.

I like the first photo better with the lighter green, but it is difficult to decide, because the exposure on the first photo is different, or it was a sunnier day. Note that the trees are a lighter color in the first photo. And the flowers along the pathway from the first photo are missing in the second photo. The combination of the two things makes the second house look forbidding somehow. If one were to show the two photos to people and ask, "Which house looks more welcoming,", I think people would say the first. I like the shutters, they seem to go with the portico, and the shutters should be the same color as the roof, the way your eyebrows should go with your hair.