diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+backend/venv/
+
+**/__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.env
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diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
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+venv/
+env/
+.venv/
+
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
+
diff --git a/backend/bookings/__init__.py b/backend/bookings/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/bookings/admin.py b/backend/bookings/admin.py
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+++ b/backend/bookings/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+from bookings.models import Booking
+
+admin.site.register(Booking)
diff --git a/backend/bookings/apps.py b/backend/bookings/apps.py
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+++ b/backend/bookings/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class BookingsConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'bookings'
diff --git a/backend/bookings/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/bookings/migrations/0001_initial.py
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+# Generated by Django 6.0.5 on 2026-05-30 09:05
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('venues', '0001_initial'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Booking',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('booking_date', models.DateField()),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('user', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+                ('venue', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='venues.venue')),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/bookings/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/bookings/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/bookings/models.py b/backend/bookings/models.py
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+++ b/backend/bookings/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from venues.models import Venue
+
+
+class Booking(models.Model):
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    venue = models.ForeignKey(Venue, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    booking_date = models.DateField()
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.user.username} - {self.venue.name}"
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diff --git a/backend/bookings/tests.py b/backend/bookings/tests.py
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+++ b/backend/bookings/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/bookings/views.py b/backend/bookings/views.py
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+++ b/backend/bookings/views.py
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+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/backend/bookmyvenue/__init__.py b/backend/bookmyvenue/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/bookmyvenue/asgi.py b/backend/bookmyvenue/asgi.py
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+"""
+ASGI config for bookmyvenue project.
+
+It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/asgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'bookmyvenue.settings')
+
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/backend/bookmyvenue/settings.py b/backend/bookmyvenue/settings.py
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+
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/checklist/
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
+SECRET_KEY = 'django-insecure-pp#bcu6kn88bq@v95klpb2mx9recrayeue=iao+)c-gy1qv%cf'
+
+# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
+DEBUG = True
+
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
+
+
+# Application definition
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    'django.contrib.admin',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'django.contrib.messages',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'venues',
+    'bookings',
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
+    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = 'bookmyvenue.urls'
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
+        'DIRS': [],
+        'APP_DIRS': True,
+        'OPTIONS': {
+            'context_processors': [
+                'django.template.context_processors.request',
+                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
+                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = 'bookmyvenue.wsgi.application'
+
+
+# Database
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#databases
+
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        'NAME': 'bookmyvenue',
+        'USER': 'postgres',
+        'PASSWORD': '9292',
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+        
+    }
+}
+
+
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
+
+# Internationalization
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/topics/i18n/
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+
+USE_I18N = True
+
+USE_TZ = True
+
+
+# Static files (CSS, JavaScript, Images)
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/static-files/
+
+STATIC_URL = 'static/'
+
+MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
+MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "media"
diff --git a/backend/bookmyvenue/urls.py b/backend/bookmyvenue/urls.py
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+from django.conf import settings
+from django.conf.urls.static import static
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import path
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
+]
+
+if settings.DEBUG:
+    urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
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diff --git a/backend/bookmyvenue/wsgi.py b/backend/bookmyvenue/wsgi.py
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+"""
+WSGI config for bookmyvenue project.
+
+It exposes the WSGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
+
+For more information on this file, see
+https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/wsgi/
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'bookmyvenue.settings')
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/backend/manage.py b/backend/manage.py
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+++ b/backend/manage.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+    """Run administrative tasks."""
+    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'bookmyvenue.settings')
+    try:
+        from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+    except ImportError as exc:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "Couldn't import Django. Are you sure it's installed and "
+            "available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you "
+            "forget to activate a virtual environment?"
+        ) from exc
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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diff --git a/backend/venues/__init__.py b/backend/venues/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/venues/admin.py b/backend/venues/admin.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/admin.py
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+from django.contrib import admin
+from venues.models import Venue
+
+admin.site.register(Venue)
+    
diff --git a/backend/venues/apps.py b/backend/venues/apps.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class VenuesConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'venues'
diff --git a/backend/venues/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/venues/migrations/0001_initial.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/migrations/0001_initial.py
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+# Generated by Django 6.0.5 on 2026-05-30 09:05
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Venue',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=100)),
+                ('location', models.CharField(max_length=200)),
+                ('description', models.TextField(blank=True)),
+                ('capacity', models.PositiveIntegerField(default=1)),
+                ('price_per_hour', models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, max_digits=10)),
+                ('image', models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to='venues/')),
+                ('is_available', models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('updated_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/venues/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/venues/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/backend/venues/models.py b/backend/venues/models.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/models.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Venue(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    location = models.CharField(max_length=200)
+    description = models.TextField(blank=True)
+    capacity = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=1)
+    price_per_hour = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=2)
+    image = models.ImageField(upload_to="venues/", blank=True, null=True)
+    is_available = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
diff --git a/backend/venues/tests.py b/backend/venues/tests.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/tests.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/venues/views.py b/backend/venues/views.py
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+++ b/backend/venues/views.py
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+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.