JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row">
<div class="col col-xs-3">
<div id="small" class="form-group">
<label class="control-label">normal label</label>
<input class="form-control"></input>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col col-xs-1">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label">example of a huge label</label>
<input class="form-control"></input>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
/* This would align the elements */
.row{
display: flex; /* or inline-flex */
flex-flow: row nowrap;
align-items: flex-end;
}