The 29-year-old actress became engaged to actor Shulman in November 2011 after dating for nearly three years and the couple are set to tie the knot soon, reported Us magazine.
"She's a very good friend of mine. She's like my daughter," Garavani said.
Hathaway and Garavani attended the New York City Ballet's fall gala and the actress looked stunning on the red carpet in a sheer floral dress.
The 'Les Miserables' actress herself, however, has stayed very quiet about her upcoming nuptials.
Hathaway began dating Shulman, 31, in 2008 after a messy split from Raffaello Follieri.
"We hit it off immediately, but it took us a pretty long time to get together," she had said.