you can buy small easels or plate holders at a craft store like michaels.
to save $$ too why not make an easel out of card stock it's really easy, FM me if you want more info.
You can ask your hall to fold the napkins in such a way that it forms a 'folder', and you can slip the menu right in. That's what I might do. Also, I just saw in a magazine (lates addition of The Knot) that they make silk envelopes specifically for this purpose, and you can have your names embroidered on it - or your monogram. I like that, too. They hall all different colors, so just match it to your scheme. I also plan on making a book for each table, containing the 'story of us', the 'players', our 'theme songs' for the evening, and our 'special thank you's'. Maybe we'll add the night's menu in there, and the whole book will be nice to look back on in future years! just some ideas...
