Anne Hathaway began dating Adam Shulman in late 2008, after her highly publicized breakup from Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri. The couple met through a mutual friend in the early fall of that year at the Palms Springs Film Festival. According to Anne, they hit it off instantly and started dating a few weeks later. Their romance blossomed quickly and they often spoke about each other in interviews, detailing the connection they felt instantly. Shulman proposed to Hathaway in November 2011, while they were on a vacation in New Mexico. They got married almost a year later, in September 2012, in a private estate in Big Sur, California. They have been together since the beginning, a timeline spanning more than ten years.

Adam Shulman is himself a film actor and a jewelry designer. His most renowned work as an actor includes his role in the movie, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. However, he is probably better known for his work as a jewelry designer, a passion he cultivated alongside his acting career. He also co-designed Anne’s engagement ring, which further publicized his work as a jewelry designer.